tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56973992011-12-14T18:50:09.657-08:00Sponge HomerHomer H. Hillis, Jr. sponges all kinds of information, business, political and trends. I've been seen on the Sally Jesse Rafeal show with noted trend spotter Faith Popcorn. My Blog will give you an over view of what I'm seeing and reflections on the same.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-70743863507389719682009-04-19T17:50:00.000-07:002009-04-19T17:51:58.291-07:00I'm back with a post, nothing like posting every 3 years...Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1156341933826546882006-08-23T07:05:00.000-07:002007-01-04T20:05:11.843-08:00If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. It it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning tornbetween a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.This makes it hard to plan the day. -E.B. White, writer (1899-1985)Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1153754839600749932006-07-24T08:25:00.000-07:002006-07-24T08:27:25.586-07:00Hey, its been a while, I hope my 3 readers didn't forget me? I read that the world average usage of electricity is about 2900kwh per year, last month I used over 2900kwh in one month. I feel bad and then I feel good--comforts! Its like novacaine I guess, I like it and have probably used more than my world supply average.Is it hot where you are? Its so hot in texas the Jack Rabbits are carrying Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1148133255972018822006-05-20T06:53:00.000-07:002006-05-20T06:54:16.293-07:00USA today had a front page article Starbuck Nation, its everywhere. ACU Library Starbucks:One of the students was telling me in class this week that the coffee on campus @ the acu starbucks is not really Starbucks---its Arrowmark(?) controlled---they have the name only--so its a virtual Starbucks--products are controlled by Arrowmark---so its fake, faux, Why would Starbucks do this? Get it, NOT Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1146753934184190602006-05-04T07:45:00.000-07:002006-05-17T13:45:52.940-07:00Zig Ziglar says, one foot in ice water and one foot in nearly boiling water means that on average, you're just fine.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1146673492539738962006-05-03T09:24:00.000-07:002006-05-03T09:24:53.303-07:00"Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations. You will not reach the top---success----if you and those you lead are wearily trudging along, waiting for the workday to end so you can move on to something you'd rather do."Coach John WoodenWooden on LeadershipHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1146563090494759042006-05-02T02:43:00.000-07:002006-05-02T02:44:50.980-07:00We never know what we'll find unless we keep digging!I like that quote.Tomb of royal Mayan found in GuatemalaSMU team discovered queen's site in same ruins two years ago11:13 PM CDT on Monday, May 1, 2006By BRENDAN CASE and JAMES M. O'NEILL / The Dallas Morning NewsBuilding on a find by a Southern Methodist University specialist on Mayan ruins, a Guatemalan archaeologist has uncovered the remainsHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1146422272222734932006-04-30T11:37:00.000-07:002006-04-30T11:38:31.796-07:00Christopher ColumbusChristopher_Columbus Originally uploaded by homerh.May 20th is the 500 anniversary of Christopher Columbus' death, my how time passes, some said that Columbus looked at the sea so much his eye's bled.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1146256663638818352006-04-28T13:37:00.000-07:002006-04-28T13:37:44.083-07:00I like this invention:Students blows weevils away with inventionWeevils, those hungry beasts that infest and munch their way through rice stores, might have enjoyed their final meal thanks to two enterprising Thai students who have devised a simple technique to remove them from crops.The Khon Kaen University students have won an award for inventing a machine that can effectively separate weevils Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1144943149268255392006-04-13T08:45:00.000-07:002006-04-13T08:45:49.553-07:00Read about the bead thief:Really, Beads are that HOT......Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1144768958530282382006-04-11T08:22:00.000-07:002006-04-11T08:22:38.803-07:00Twinkies are still HOT!Hostess introduced the Twinkie in April 1930, and it quickly became the company’s best-selling product . Today, Americans eat more than 500 million Twinkies each year, according to Hostess.Americans spend about $47 million on Twinkies in a year, and sales are increasing, according to Information Resources Inc., which tracks retail sales and trends. The original banana Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1144380401357375502006-04-06T20:26:00.000-07:002006-04-06T20:26:41.623-07:00Think on this:In 2004 the man produced more transisters than grains of rice.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1144077903424638232006-04-03T08:25:00.000-07:002006-04-03T08:25:07.516-07:00One of my new best friends died last weekend, Jay was a bigger than life guy, a massive wealth of information about Baylor and sports all over, you felt good when you talked to Jay. We met at the Dallas Market a few years ago, his Dad had a picture framing business that used to sell to the Home Interior company for over 25yrs, Jay will be missed. Jay Hudson Humphrey ( we shared the same middle Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1144070467461440792006-04-03T06:21:00.000-07:002006-04-03T06:21:17.833-07:00"I live by this credo: Have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter had always brought me out of unhappy situations. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to laugh about if you try hard enough."Red Skelton1913-1997, ComedianHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1142864110892852952006-03-20T06:15:00.000-08:002006-03-20T06:15:21.473-08:00"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."Gloria SteinemAuthor and JournalistHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1142716718941125092006-03-18T13:18:00.000-08:002006-03-18T13:19:28.323-08:00March of the PenguinsPeng32 Originally uploaded by BrynJ.I highly reccommend this movie. Penguins overcome great obstacles to reproduce, and show great teamwork in caring for there little penguins.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1142136021241627992006-03-11T19:59:00.000-08:002006-03-11T20:01:54.946-08:00 Last year China graduated: 500,000 Engineers, India gaduated: 200,000USA: 70,000 according to the San Francisco Chronicle.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1142125089993297482006-03-11T16:53:00.000-08:002006-03-11T16:58:10.260-08:00Last year Ronda bought 19 baby chicks for Hannah to take care of, and this year we have 8. Last year we had a little problem seeing all of them reach egg laying age...one day we had a very bad chicken day and 18 died----I ask Ronda why 8 this year and she said it I would have 8 less to bury!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141751688120403542006-03-07T09:14:00.000-08:002006-03-07T19:58:00.896-08:00When Jesus introduced the world to prayer, he did it in a very simple way! A simple prayer anyone can say. It begins with "our Father", showing the childlike trust and intimacy God desires.Our Hannah is saying her prayers, here's some of her words:Ronda writes:I’ve been meaning to tell y’all that Hannah has been saying her prayers more at night now for me. I learned that at school they say “Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141602865176976452006-03-05T15:54:00.000-08:002006-03-05T15:54:25.630-08:00This is worth reading and spreading:This week's eMeditation:"A person only begins to become the person he wants to be when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life." – As A Man ThinkethI had to look up the meaning of the word revile because I’ve never seen it used. It means to condemn, despise, berate. I didn’t have to look up the Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141442031431428192006-03-03T19:13:00.000-08:002006-03-03T19:14:59.936-08:00 I read today a statistic I believe, "only 30% of college graduates read a book after they graduate from college" from John Maxwell. Order one of the books listed to the left and educate yourself, Trader Joes is an excellent book. Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141229439260248602006-03-01T08:10:00.000-08:002006-03-01T08:10:39.486-08:00This is a note from my buyer Jack Smith, Jack handles the importing of items from all over the world: sound easy, ITS NOT! We are trying to get a button sample here from China.Read below:Hi customer, here's the update on the button samples. UPS China picked the buttons up Monday but didn't leave China til today (actually they left overnight since that's Wednesday in China). Don't ask why, all Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141143909886860702006-02-28T08:25:00.000-08:002006-02-28T08:25:10.213-08:00My friend Dr. Phil Vardiman sent me this the other day:LEADERSHIP & POWERThe problem with many organizations today is that they are over managed and under led. Managing means to bring about, to accomplish, and to have charge of. Leading is to influence, to guide in direction, course, action, and opinion.Managers are people who do things right. Leaders are people who do the right things.ManagerHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1141097766682687032006-02-27T19:36:00.000-08:002006-02-27T19:42:08.640-08:00New Catalogturquoise1 Originally uploaded by homerh.If any of our customers have received our new catalog, let me know what you think?We are working on a new buckle catalog for makin some very stylish belt buckles with hhh enterprises hole-less solid stone chips, look for that very soon!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140881564553795762006-02-25T07:32:00.000-08:002006-02-25T21:05:26.463-08:00My Father in Law At WorkMy Father in Law At Work Originally uploaded by homerh.This is my father in law Herb in Tenn, he has agreed to work on the next space shuttle:He writes:Last week we had several nights down in the 20s. All my outside faucets are freeze proof to down around zero, except one. That on broke back in the summer & I sorta kinda nurly fixed it by taking the head off & screwing on a plactic one. I knew Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140836580536619332006-02-24T19:00:00.003-08:002006-02-24T19:03:04.043-08:00Energy past and present! You know driving through west Texas today I saw maybe 100 oil wells pumping along the road, on the mountains to the south maybe 500 electric wind mill generators creating energy. Its a stark contrast one looking at the past the other looking to the future. And then I wonder who walked all over this land and kept going to leave a fortune.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140519230458158672006-02-21T02:53:00.000-08:002006-02-21T02:56:27.956-08:00HHH Bead Cover CatalogHHH Bead Catalog Originally uploaded by homerh.This is one of the fastest ways to hatch your creativity, our new wholesale catalog has over 800 items that the prices have been reduced. Enjoy!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140390296240614222006-02-19T15:04:00.000-08:002006-02-19T15:09:30.626-08:00Albert Einstein Originally uploaded by Planet Pixel.The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert EinsteinHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140283208288914882006-02-18T09:20:00.000-08:002006-02-18T09:20:08.470-08:00"Managers do things right, while leaders do the right things"Think about this quote, what implications does this have for managers--Leaders?Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140190716286300932006-02-17T07:38:00.000-08:002006-02-17T07:38:36.816-08:00I recently read this book:It's EXCELLENT! Here's a few notes I compiled for this book and his follow up book:Employee development and a strengthening talent pool: Select the right peopleSet ExpectationsMotivateDevelop Employees with training "Managers do things right, while leaders do the right things" "Managers focus inward, inside the company, while leaders focus outward as visionaries" How Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1140102227154426702006-02-16T07:03:00.000-08:002006-02-16T07:07:13.796-08:00My Friend Mark TwainMark Twain Originally uploaded by litmuse."Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."Mark Twain1835-1910, Writer and HumoristHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139913857636311222006-02-14T02:44:00.000-08:002006-02-14T02:44:19.266-08:00I attended the Tax Reform Commission yesterday at HSU, the TTRC is trying to find a better way to collect tax for public education in Texas. The old system is illegal. my comments:Bead business is tough, we have a lot of competition that doesn't pay any taxes, many of our competitors are insurgent marketers who appear and are gone, about the only way to levy a tax that is collectible is a Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139674897507431002006-02-11T08:21:00.000-08:002006-02-11T08:24:05.816-08:00Help WantedDSCN1789 Originally uploaded by homerh.This is neat way to find a display artist--this ad was in the window of a store in on my trip to Cal. Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139601211056623822006-02-10T11:53:00.000-08:002006-02-10T11:55:24.226-08:00You just thought Beads had only jewelry purpose! As many of you might know beads where used as a form of currency at one time, New York was bought with a few beads!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139418752144188852006-02-08T09:12:00.000-08:002006-02-08T09:13:31.066-08:00Friendze Managers Conference PhotoFriendze Managers Conference Photo Originally uploaded by homerh.The most creative group of managers in the entire world: Friendze Managers seen at our first of the Year Conference!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139418646051295162006-02-08T09:10:00.000-08:002006-02-08T09:10:46.436-08:00The President of Stanford University said, that he encourages students and facilty to "stumble around" you never know when they might stumble onto--- a Google---and look what its done for Stanford, there endowment is 3'd in the nation,Mostly Google stock---Stumble On,Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139181087738644822006-02-05T15:11:00.000-08:002006-02-18T08:53:42.736-08:00My Friend Dr. Phil just sent me this great quote, he's one of my 3 readers of my blog! I appreciate all my readers: I was reading and just came across a great quote….“There is no such thing as continuous improvement without continuous innovation.” Don GalerThere is a strong message in this quote – especially if we want to Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1139019168667760392006-02-03T18:11:00.000-08:002006-02-03T18:15:38.333-08:00Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138937024299058692006-02-02T19:23:00.000-08:002006-02-02T19:28:41.130-08:00Classic Jesse and 50 FordClassic Jesse and 50 Ford Originally uploaded by homerh.Meet Jesse one of HHH Enterprises great employees, Jesse is one of a kind, and a great guy, he's seen here with the Friendze Stores Bead Mobile.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138850696111243782006-02-01T19:24:00.000-08:002006-02-01T19:24:56.333-08:00Can you believe this:"First, there's the astonishing collapse of the film camera market. By some tallies, 92 percent of all cameras sold are now digital. Big-name camera companies are either exiting the film business ( Kodak, Nikon) or exiting the camera business altogether (Konica Minolta). Film photography is rapidly becoming a special-interest niche."wow 92%, what a change--this is from a Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138820978100382372006-02-01T11:09:00.000-08:002006-02-01T11:20:11.843-08:00Wow what a Necklaceturquoise1 Originally uploaded by homerh.This is one of the many pieces of turquoise jewelry our designers at www.friendze.com create. This week we have had a great time with our managers going over many new ideas, look for a whole new collection in the Friendze Store soon! And if you live out side of our Texas stores check out hhh enterprises.com" title="permanent link">permalinkHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138795451842974562006-02-01T04:04:00.000-08:002006-02-01T04:06:00.590-08:00Intel in a Mac?13 pictures for you Originally uploaded by homerh.Here's the vertical billboards that I saw all over San Francisco while at Macworld.About 2-3 per city block around town.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138792982518784302006-02-01T03:23:00.000-08:002006-02-01T03:23:08.996-08:00Thomas Friedman has a good editorial today in the NYTimes, saying "oil and democracy" don't mix, here's a quote "In the Middle East, oil and democracy do not mix. It's not an accident that the Arab world's first and only true democracy — Lebanon — never had a drop of oil."Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138735136900270772006-01-31T11:18:00.000-08:002006-01-31T11:30:24.330-08:002 Great Books that are MUST READ!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138728524582103142006-01-31T09:28:00.000-08:002006-01-31T09:28:44.936-08:00Check out our new Blog for beading: The Bead Feed!All kinds of beading tips and tricks!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138717597688303262006-01-31T06:26:00.000-08:002006-01-31T06:26:37.913-08:00I'm reading The Google Story, Google has its own chef who happened to know the receipe for Elvis Famous Fried Chicken. Check this out: Elvis ChickenHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138714167593429462006-01-31T05:29:00.000-08:002006-01-31T05:29:27.883-08:00We're having our anual Friendze Managers conference this week in Abilene, I'm always amazed at the creativity in our managers, they always bring some of the best creations with beads and now Friendze is offereing beading classes to show people all the latest in bead technique---Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138326428140759752006-01-26T17:47:00.000-08:002006-01-26T17:47:08.566-08:00First National Bank of Wal-Mart!The Wall Street Journal reported this today"Wal-Mart officials say the Utah bank would be a back-office processing center, handling debit-card, credit-card and electronic check-transfer payments by customers at its stores. A third party currently processes the transactions -- estimated at 140 million a month -- and bringing the work in-house would save Wal-Mart Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138163890530677572006-01-24T20:38:00.000-08:002006-01-24T20:38:10.753-08:00RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, its going to be a hot topic in the coming months years. In essence its the a service that delivers to you what you want to read, our website: hhh enterprises has an RSS feed now and you can see all our new products.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1138106727920493652006-01-24T04:45:00.000-08:002006-01-24T04:45:28.230-08:00Let me tell you about an exciting project that is going on in the Kingdom of God. Several years ago a group of people decided that a easy to read version of the bible was needed for deaf ministeries,they formed World Bible Translation Center, today WBTC has translated the bible into an easy to understand version in 31 languages around the world. Recently a version in Spanish has been completed Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137605291649857352006-01-18T09:28:00.000-08:002006-01-18T09:28:11.716-08:00Do you like good country music, listen to the best of the best on Bruce Campbell's Collection: CountryLegends.comHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137605021003938682006-01-18T09:23:00.000-08:002006-01-18T09:25:34.566-08:00A good blog is a good story!Take a listen to this---Key points:Main stream media is in love with itself,---Homer's comment: its about to get jerked around and a new game, will emerge!Not adjusting to the new market space---fast enough!No new medium ever replaces an old one,---Homer's comments "some shrink out of existence" i.e. telegraph gave way to phones, teletype--Blogs bring in the eyes and Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137587084981252212006-01-18T04:24:00.000-08:002006-01-18T04:24:45.166-08:00I thought he was only a painter?I like this quote:"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore." Vincent Van Gogh1853-1890, PainterHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137471247622008402006-01-16T20:14:00.000-08:002006-01-16T20:14:07.800-08:00Wind Power Credits! How about this idea?Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137470218915181592006-01-16T19:56:00.000-08:002006-01-16T19:56:59.136-08:00Tonight I got to attend the MLK dinner in Abilene and listen to Farrah Gray, at age 6 Farrah stated a business and from there he rose to start many more making himself a millionare by the age of 14. What a story? A great night and the dream of MLK still lives. Farrah's book is a five store!Read about Farrah Gray!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1137083198330553062006-01-12T08:26:00.000-08:002006-01-17T22:06:24.176-08:00I'm hooked on Mac's now, I have been "immersed" for 2 days in the largest congratation of Mac evangelist, (how could I not repent and confess my sins) on earth at the Macworld Expo in San Franciscoand its been eye opening.Here some facts: * The ipod is the largest most disruptive techology tool to hit this planet in a long time * Podcasting is big time disruptive--it makes everyone into aHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1136820980117308012006-01-09T07:36:00.000-08:002006-01-11T16:42:21.016-08:00I'm instituting the Sponge Award today, for this year, the person who post the most this year will win a really nice Sponge at the end of the year. Since I do have more than 3 readers I might just give everyone a Sponge this year---for any kind of clean up you might have.So I want to thank ALL my readers, ALL who are silent or verbal.A very Merry Orthodox Christmas to you,HomerHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1136765780942622352006-01-08T16:16:00.000-08:002006-01-08T16:16:21.303-08:00This is a song that has really touched me-Casting Down Crowns recorded it--Lyrics:It's crowded in worship todayAs she slips inTrying to fade into the facesThe girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they knowFarther than they knowCHORUSBut if we are the BodyWhy aren't His arms reachingWhy aren't His hands healingWhy aren't His words teachingAnd if we are the BodyWhy aren't His feet Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1136689402087491982006-01-07T19:03:00.000-08:002006-01-07T19:03:22.293-08:00The BBC reports where my cats came from, I don't see how my cats had enough energy to make the trip.Modern cats have their roots in Asia 11 million years ago, according to a DNA study of wild and domestic cats.The ancient ancestors of the 37 species alive today migrated across the globe, eventually settling in all continents except Antarctica, say scientists.Eight major lineages emerged, Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1136343747836354552006-01-03T19:02:00.000-08:002006-01-03T19:02:28.053-08:00Happy New year my blogger buddies who knows how many maybe all 2 of you--I believe this, "As the Johns Hopkins University foreign affairs specialist Michael Mandelbaum puts it: "The greatest threat to America's role in the world today is not China. It's Medicare." My dad who is 80 was in the hospital last summer today he's still getting bills from the myriad of doctors who worked with him--one Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1135166903473034882005-12-21T04:08:00.000-08:002005-12-21T04:08:23.513-08:00All those little Ipods have a flash memory, meaning when the power is off it retains its memory, and it has NO moving parts, the demand is growing so fast chip companies are scrambling to get more production, as with all things these days the prices are dropping like a rock, take a look at this:
as reported by Forbes:
The culprit here is price declines brought on by technological advances, Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1135051131254034862005-12-19T19:58:00.000-08:002005-12-19T19:58:51.323-08:00?Cathedrals inspire. It is not only their grandeur or splendor, but the thought that they often took more than fifty years to build. Those who designed them, those who first worked on them, knew for certain that they would never see them finished. They knew only that they were creating something glorious which would stand for centuries, long after their own names had been forgotten.They had theirHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134967739296117582005-12-18T20:48:00.000-08:002005-12-18T20:48:59.376-08:00I have a book: The Christian book of List, its amazing Randy Peterson has created just about any kind of list from the bible you can ever imagine, here's one:
10 People who prayed their way out of Trouble
1.Jacob from his brother Gen 32:9-12
2-9 a lot of people
10. Paul on his Voyage to Rome, Acts 27
Imagine making that list, lets try this week, look for a problem you are having and try Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134658557467472982005-12-15T06:55:00.000-08:002005-12-15T10:42:15.860-08:00"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."
Beverly Sills
Opera Singer Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134613325574896792005-12-14T18:22:00.000-08:002005-12-14T18:22:05.640-08:00"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success."
Denis Waitley
Author and SpeakerHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134388509927602032005-12-12T03:55:00.000-08:002005-12-12T04:03:10.453-08:00"Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars."- Fred Allen (1894-1957)Creative problem solving solutions:"Just as a dog guards a bone safely between its paws when not actively chewing it, creative people nurture an idea even when not actively thinking about it… Creativity does not result from mysterious visions that come in dreams, or from fortuitous circumstances. Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134363533696208392005-12-11T20:58:00.000-08:002005-12-11T20:58:53.753-08:00Sugar prices, I remember the days in the 70's when my mom and her friends smuggled sugar across the Mexican border,the price of a pound of sugar went sky high, with it inflation in all food containing sugar--now we are in a similar time: "The scramble for sugar reflects America's sweet tooth.
The U.S. scarfs down about 10 million tons of sugar a year between retail, food service and Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134271428537809582005-12-10T19:23:00.000-08:002005-12-10T19:23:48.583-08:00An article appeared in the Wall St Journal today, here's a quote from it:
Pest Ground Planes
Every year, planes around the globe are held up by mice, rats, snakes, spiders and other unwanted stowaways. Insects and reptiles can terrify passengers, though they rarely pose a health threat. Airlines worry that despite back-up systems, some well-placed nibbling by a rodent could hobble a 100-ton, Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134142987019440622005-12-09T07:43:00.000-08:002005-12-09T07:43:07.076-08:00BE + do = have
"When you affirm big, believe big and pray big, putting faith into action, big things happen."
~ Norman Vincent Peale
Clergyman Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1134062318740308782005-12-08T09:18:00.000-08:002005-12-08T09:18:38.803-08:00Its cold in Texas today, 11 degrees when I left the house at 5:50am this morning, here are some sayings we use in Texas:
Cold
This is hog killing weather.
There's only a strand of barbed wire between here and there and its down (after a blizzard).
Cold as a frosted frog.
Cold as an ex-wife's heart.
Cold as a cast iron commode.
Cold as a banker's heart.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133970904667285302005-12-07T07:55:00.000-08:002005-12-07T07:55:04.750-08:00"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."
Martha Washington
1732-1802, First American First Lady
I wonder what it would have been like to be around Dolly Madison?
I have eaten my share of the Dolly Madison cakes, and Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133958189424049722005-12-07T04:23:00.000-08:002005-12-07T04:23:09.483-08:00Some where in my life I've seen a church sign that said, "if you stand for nothing you will fall for anything"!
This makes a lot of sense.
Today we are headed for a high of 28 maybe in Abilene, Yea winter finally arrived.
Today I stand for heat,
How about you what is the "something" we should stand for?Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133881062286894522005-12-06T06:57:00.000-08:002005-12-06T06:57:42.336-08:00"My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency...become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'"
Rudolph Giuliani
Former Mayor of New York City Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133843924121749202005-12-05T20:38:00.000-08:002005-12-05T20:38:44.123-08:00Tonight I hosted our first End of the Semester Meet the Entrepreneur cook out. The beginning of the fall semester Dr. Phil Vardiman and I decided to invite 2 students to meet me for breakfast at the Town Crier resturant, over 20 have had breakfast, one fringe benefit is at the end of the semester I host a party. Tonight was our first--it was a real joy to be with everyone.
How was it?
Looking Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133741320674033922005-12-04T16:08:00.000-08:002005-12-04T16:08:40.743-08:00Mangosteen, I am totally sold on this product as a natural anti-inflamation source--yesterday I had a friend tell me how after just a few days his pain has been eliminated by taking Mangosteen---I've eaten the fruit and If I could get a train load today I'd do it----watch this video:
My VemmaHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133706038384524992005-12-04T06:20:00.000-08:002005-12-04T06:20:38.476-08:00Great ideas:
Everyone knows what Post-it� notes are: They are those great little self-stick notepapers. Most people have Post-it� Notes. Most people use them. Most people love them. But Post-it� Notes were not a planned product.
No one got the idea and then stayed up nights to invent it. A man named Spencer Silver was working in the 3M research laboratories in 1970 trying to find a Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133618156365296772005-12-03T05:55:00.000-08:002005-12-07T19:40:34.823-08:00I sent this to C-Span journal today to the question: Is Wal-mart good for America?
I think the question needs to be: Is the concentration of buying power, selling power in one company healthly for a country? In Texas there are 410 Wal-Mart stores,
you can blind fold yourself and start walking and you'll end up eventually in a Wal-Mart. In Abilene Texas we just raised the speed limit for freight Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133616835313236932005-12-03T05:33:00.000-08:002005-12-07T20:26:16.793-08:00Preacher Mike Cope gets 63 feedback one one subject, I think the biggest feedbacks were on SEX, when he talked Sex everyone had feedback, and the invitation song, for or against---I have 2, and I am VERY thankful for 2 comments, do I covet feedbacks? not really, I can leave my own and if I'm talking to myself, I'm normal. Its kinda like the multi billion dollars we are spending to find extra Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1133274770964432102005-11-29T06:32:00.000-08:002005-11-29T06:32:51.010-08:00If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. C. S. Lewis
I like this and most all C.S. Lewis quotes. Anyone else have a C.S. Lewis quote they like?Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132975631482474192005-11-25T19:27:00.000-08:002005-11-25T19:34:41.423-08:00Well today is called Black Friday, the busiest shopping day in America. The reports each year get more ridiculous, today reports of Christmas Rage, Stampeding, Outrage over people cutting in long lines at Wal-mart. A nation that is bent on consuming is now consuming itself. Is this the spirit of giving Christ exemplified to the world? I think not! This is a consumption nation gone amok, more andHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132845056627559632005-11-24T07:10:00.000-08:002005-11-24T07:10:56.660-08:00"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe."
Anatole France
1844-1924, French NovelistHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132679070878080972005-11-22T09:04:00.000-08:002005-11-22T09:04:30.953-08:00I could fill all blogs world wide with what I'm thankful for this week, I've been extremely blessed to live at this time in this place in history.
Here's my list:
1. My GOD! Thank you God for the talents and gifts you've given me and planted in me and your confidence and trust that you have in me being a repository of them. Thanks
2. My Wife! Thank you Ronda for patience to be on this ride withHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132586971882341332005-11-21T07:29:00.000-08:002005-11-21T07:29:31.943-08:00The Power of a mastermind alliance:
Core Concepts:
1.You can't do it alone. To get from here to there, you need other people.
2. Trust
3. Harmony
4. Out of the harmonious alliance of two or more minds, a third or additional mind is created. That additional mind will last
as long as the blending of the individual minds continues to exist. It will disintegrate the moment the trusting allianceHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132349591181459302005-11-18T13:33:00.000-08:002005-11-18T13:33:11.243-08:00Church: "In my view the church is the repository of ALL the Talents GOD has to work with on earth to accomplish HIS mission, and Leaders are to assist him in Calling those talents forth to serve HIS mission." Homer H. Hillis, Jr.Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132243599553526982005-11-17T08:06:00.000-08:002005-11-17T08:06:39.606-08:00www.beadingacrossamerica.com
I trademarked Beading Across America(tm) yesterday- Dream: I want to sell Mobile bead stores all over the USA
Own a bead store on WHEELS, use your RV truck to pull your OWN bead store down the highway, why travel when you could be making MONEY and
paying your gradkids education, why just travel in a fithwheel, START being PRODUCTIVE, SELL BEADS, Grandparents, Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132238188144159712005-11-17T06:36:00.000-08:002005-11-17T06:36:28.223-08:00"Look at the abundance all around you as you go about your daily business. You have as much right to this abundance as any other living creature. It's yours for the asking."
Earl Nightingale
1921-1989, Author of "The Strangest Secret"Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132201152954822572005-11-16T20:19:00.000-08:002005-11-16T20:19:12.956-08:00I've been thinking a lot about this CS Lewis quote:
"Put first things first and second things are thrown in. Put second things first and you lose both first and second things." C.S. LewisHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132143909203299672005-11-16T04:25:00.000-08:002005-11-16T15:49:27.046-08:00Dr. Kelly Hamby, I attended an inspirational funeral yesterday for truly a great man. One man made such a difference in Zambia that the news of his death was declared on Radio and TV the entire country. One man sparked a vision in people all over the world to focus on Zambia and help the poor. One man recruited countless people to go there and volunteer there summers to do medical missions and Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132065977089388152005-11-15T06:46:00.000-08:002005-11-15T06:46:17.090-08:00"The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. That's the person who says, 'I'm going to become this' - and then begins to work toward that goal."
Earl Nightingale
1921-1989, Author of "The Strangest Secret" Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1132002607049275462005-11-14T13:10:00.000-08:002005-11-14T13:15:37.516-08:00When you're open to ideas on how to market a product you get them at the strangest places/time, just a while ago, I saw a Mexico Yard Metal Vendor with a trailer thatonly a Mexican Yard Art Metal Dealer could pack--must have been Jesse's brother. I have a friend who thinks he wants to get into this, I'm trying to talk sense into him but its a challenge.On the back of the guys trailer is a BIG Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131988648286081872005-11-14T09:17:00.000-08:002005-11-14T09:17:28.326-08:00"Borrowed money is the most common way that the smart guys go broke" Warren BuffettHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131981984799450972005-11-14T07:26:00.000-08:002005-11-14T07:26:24.853-08:00Dora and the Wiggles
I've gotten to know the Wiggles, the Australian kids entertainers, they do silly songs and captivate the imagination of kids, Hannah loves them as most kids do. I can you hear their old friends they grew up with say, " you just jump around and sing silly songs for a living" well they do----and I'm sure all the way to the bank! They are BIG, world wide. If you don't have a 2-Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131942434055666272005-11-13T20:27:00.000-08:002005-11-13T20:27:14.056-08:00A big high for my week is meeting with 2 ACU students around a breakfast table at Town Crier. Each week Dr. Phil Vardiman invites 2 students to meet with me at 7am, we visit about life, ideas, passion, entrepreneurial interest. At the end of the semester I plan to have all the breakfast students over for a steak, an incentive for getting up at 7am.
Meet the Entrepreneur!
Wed 7am at Town Crier
A Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131923688414340402005-11-13T15:14:00.000-08:002005-11-13T15:14:48.413-08:00Go to Project God and watch the Triple X video!Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131923632021883432005-11-13T15:13:00.000-08:002005-11-13T15:13:52.076-08:00I'm reading some books that are changing or shaping me these days
The Shaping of things to Come
First Break all the Rules
The Safest Place on Earth
***** all Five StarHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131768579033774102005-11-11T20:09:00.000-08:002005-11-11T20:09:39.100-08:00Today Peter Drucker died, I don't think in my lifetime a person has had more impact on business than Peter Drucker. I've read many of his books: The Effective Executive is a classic and MUST read for all business people. Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131637974089389592005-11-10T07:52:00.000-08:002005-11-10T07:52:54.126-08:00Nothing so soothes our vanity as a display of greater vanity in others; it makes us vain, in fact, of our modesty. -Louis Kronenberger, writer
(1904-1980)
Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131616405305300252005-11-10T01:53:00.000-08:002005-11-10T01:53:25.356-08:00"Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done."
Louis D. Brandeis
1856-1941, American JudgeHomerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131551263406552582005-11-09T07:47:00.000-08:002005-11-09T07:47:43.463-08:00"the empires of the future will be empires of the imagination" Winston Churchill
"Creativity is the entire process by which ideas are generated, developed , and transformed into value. It encompasses what people commonly mean
by innovation and entrepreneurship. It is the art of giving birth to new ideas and the discipline of shaping and developing those ideas to the stage of realized value."
Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697399.post-1131414037050967762005-11-07T17:40:00.000-08:002005-11-07T17:40:37.113-08:00This trend will only increase:
Average weekday circulation at U.S. newspapers fell 2.6 percent during the six month-period ending in September in the latest sign of trouble in the newspaper business, an industry group reported Monday.
Sunday circulation also fell 3.1 percent at newspapers reporting to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, according to an analysis of the data by the Newspaper Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413630976129474243noreply@blogger.com0