Yesterday we celebrated Christmas. It was at our house and it was great. It was just us, the kids and Amanda’s parents, aunt and uncle. The food was great, so was the company and the time we spend together.

I received an awesome present – my first ever business cards. What made them awesome was the fact that the company’s name was MY company’s name – Innovadix.

This morning I came across this picture of Francisco Dao (founder of StrategyandPerformance.com), at the TechCrunch August Capital Party, giving the finger to the camera. There used to be a time when I found this to be funny. I used to do it myself a lot. I guess it was a comical way to show friendly intentions, that is, if the finder is accompanied with a smile! Thinking about this it seems childish, but I know that many adults do it amongst friends, and apparently at social gatherings or professionals. I occasionally do it as well, but it is rare and the number of people…

Employee Financial Stress costs businesses more than $300 Billion Each Year. – Todd Gilmore.

I am not sure what is the background of his statement. I did not inquire about it, but I did respond to it with:

maybe if we get this resolved, businesses won’t need a $ bailout and thus cause employees financial str ess from taking their $$

Logically, people won’t stress out about their finances, if either salaries were more suitable to the current costs of living, or businesses did not receive bailout money without sharing them with their employees. The latter is most likely what causes employees’ financial stress, because businesses receive…