Kill the kid?

So this us a heck of a way to test a blogging app for the iPhone. I just got a call from my oldest boy's school. Appearantly he hasn't been doing his homework. So what do I do about this?

If it was just laziness I would just harass him into doing his work. Or possibly ground him. But there's the added complication that he has been telling us that he has been doing his homework. In our house, lying has always carried greater punishment. This is going to require some thought.


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Games and getting serious

I often wonder if I really serious about running my own business. I seem to spend an awful lot of time playing games instead of working on the business. I need to stop playing many of the games I am playing and start focusing on the business.

Being a Polymath

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

A polymath (Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής, "having learned much")[1] is a person whose expertise fills a significant number of subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath (or polymathic person) may simply refer to someone who is very knowledgeable. Most ancient scientists were polymaths by today’s standards.[2]

One of the problems with being a polymath is that people tend not to beleive that you actually have knowledge in so many areas. You end up being veiwed as a "know-it-all" which implies that you don't really know what you're talking about.

Up to now, I've been focusing on one are that I really enjoy. That is, Computers. But I have other areas of focus that I'm good at. I need to start doing business with those areas too. I'm going to focus mostly on technology because MidwestGuru can be used as a blanket company for all things tech. But I'm going to start up other companies for other areas as time goes on.

Startup headaches

It's been a long slow road starting up a company from scratch. Especially doing it the way I've been doing it. That is, debt free. I'm finally getting to a point where I have the tools I need and will be starting to actually earn money. All the income up to this point has been sunk into tools and advertising. Thus, there hasn't been a net profit yet.

Running from Myself

All my life I've been running from my capabilities. I grew up with Ausperger's syndrome in a time before anyone knew what it was. As a result I was always considered "odd." My older brother and sister were far more normal than I was, and thus fit in with the other kids. This is something I wanted very much. So I learned to pretend I was normal. That I wasn't intelligent. Eventually I even became afraid of showing others up.

This is the year of the epiphany. I realize that I much do what I was always meant to do. I was meant to work on computers. Fix, optimize, repair, build, teach, and whatever else I might come across. So I'm going back to work in computers. I've got a temp job in customer service which is the foot in the door for getting back into IT. Plus I've gotten my business licences and tax numbers for my own business. Now that we don't have CompUSA anymore. The town needs a good place to take computers for repairs.

Podcast catcher split

So, I split my podcasts into two catchers, iTunes and myPodder. This was mostly to make it easier to listen to some of my podcasts at the computer and some from my phone.

I'm running myPodder from the microSD card I use in my phone. I then just put the card in my phone and go.

Some of the bigger podcasts I'm leaving in iTunes. Like Leo Leporte's podcasts.

The Library

Took my son to the library last night. It was his first time in an actual library in years. We quickly renewed his library card and found the book he wanted. I think I'll go back and check out the technical books they have. Maybe I can study for A+ certification on the cheep.