Work At Home Dad - Ty Tribble

A Real Hero - Pat Tillman

Why would a man give up a professional football contract worth over $3 Million to join the Army and to "chase Osama bin Laden around Afganistan"?

According to Doug Tammaro, a friend of Pat Tillman for years:

"Because he wanted to. It's that simple. Because you couldn't (join the Army) at age 40. If it had to be done it had to be done now; 9-11, I think, was part of it, but by no means was that just it."

Tillman was killed in Afghanistan after walking away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract to join the Army Rangers, U.S. officials said Friday. He not only walked away, he did so without comment. No press conference and no fanfare.

He just did what he felt like he had to do.

I thought this columnist put it best:

(He was) An American hero not for where and when he died, but how and why he lived.

Free Online Press Releases

From: Paul Allen: Internet Entrepenuer

Well written press releases give you credibility. And the visitors who respond to them and visit your site are likely to be very high quality, since they read your press release and still wanted to learn more.

Here is a link to a site that offers a free membership and claims distribution through Google, MSN, and other portals: PR LEAP

The Surrogate Father of Coolio

We got linked from Coolio's Weblog. It looks like we made Flip's daily Blogwatch, which is pretty cool. Coolio's Weblog is a fun Blog dedicated to linking . By the looks of the traffic, quite popular also.

Here is "my post":

Daily Blogwatch...Moms...and Dad...

Back to Reality

This morning at 7:30 AM, my neighbor decides it's time to mow the lawn. I got up out of bed, looked out the window, turned to my wife and said, "what the hell?" Then I began realizing that most of our neighbors had already left for work while I was still snoozing in the comfort of my nice warm bed.

I know, rough life. The time I wake up on weekdays has everything to do with the time that my son and daughter have to be at school. I have set my alarm once in the last month. I took a Wednesday off last week to watch an afternoon baseball game. I have a friend that calls me at 10:00 AM and jokes about waking me up.

I am thinking about tagging along to work with my friend one of these days just to get a dose of the real world. Maybe we can call it "Take Your Work At Home Friend To Work Day". Sometimes I forget how good I have it.

Even though it's 9:21AM and I am still in my PJ's, I do work. You might find me in my home office at 1:00 AM still working, while you are tucked into bed. I think it's important to take full advantage of working from home. I know it's a cliche', but Work Hard and Play Hard, anyways.

To Partner or Not to Partner

"The story of its evolution illuminates the challenges that entrepreneurs face when they join forces to run a business. Not only must they grapple with the usual growing pains of start-ups, like raising money, attracting talent and dealing with government bureaucracy, they must also manage the tensions and disagreements that are inherent in a joint ownership."

- New York Times

I can cite nightmare after nightmare when talking about getting into business with a partner. Don't do it! The gory details of partnerships are everywhere.

Juggling Business with Kids at Home

"Can parents really run a business out of the house while kids are at home? It's been done before, and with a little organizing, you can make it happen in your home."

Doreen Nagle believes that orgainzation is the key: DesertNews.com

Home jobbing hints:

- Keep work and family commitments separate.

- Make up a schedule and stick to it.

- Consider shortcut to save your limited time.

- Choose a home job that that makes sense.

- Consider hiring a professional to organize your time and work space.

- Be aware that working at home isn't always a picnic.

Rethinking the Telephone

"Internet phone service -- where you make calls through your broadband Internet connection using a regular telephone -- is picking up steam. And for the first time since mobile phones hit the market, the technology could make people seriously rethink Alexander Graham Bell's 127-year-old invention."

Read the article at: SilconeValley.com