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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Rational Sentiment Update

Due to our general busyness, I haven't posted much lately over at Rational Sentiment, but with things slowing down a bit, I'm hoping to post more frequently again. I added a post today on healthcare and I'm hoping to discuss the topic in more detail coming up. I've also added a permanent link to the site on the links page (you can click "links" above) so that those of you who frequent this site can find my other one when you feel like it.

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Monday, April 06, 2009

Rational Sentiment

I've been wanting to talk more about politics, finance, and current events but I haven't really felt like this was the place to do it. This blog is intended to be the story of our lives and the couple of posts I have made related to politics have felt awkward in this context. As such, I have decided to launch a new blog called Rational Sentiment where I can freely express my opinions on the latest events while hopefully maintaining some level of rationality. I don't know if anyone will end up reading the blog, but it should be fun nonetheless. If you are interested, head on over and you can subscribe to the RSS feed, as well. I hope to post there relatively frequently and maybe spur some civilized conversation.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Buy your shoes at Zappos.com

My dad introduced me to Zappos some time ago and E and I have bought a few pairs of shoes from them. Every time, I am impressed with their service. They offer free shipping and return and usually the shoes show up faster than you expect, often overnight! Today, I read about one of their hiring techniques that leads to their amazing service.

About a week into a new hire's employment, they are offered $1000 to quit! Why? It insures that employees are committed to the company. You can read more details here. Also, read amazing story about one customer' experience with Zappos.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Travel Tip - SideStep

Today, I was looking at flights for a business trip and I thought I would share my favorite travel site: SideStep.com. It searches multiple travel sites to help you find the best deal, but it is really the interface that makes me like it so much. I've never used another site that lets you adjust so many preferences (layover time, layover airport, etc) but it also shows you the effect of your preference on price before you make it and updates your results in real time. You, also, can get results for nearby airports and flexible dates. I think you may need to register for some of the features, but it is worth it.

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