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Jason Ellis and Devlyn Steele Caught Drinking! LOL - History of Blogging

"I'm a fan of bonuses. Cash is the gift that keeps on giving." - History of Blogging

Great list of holiday gift ideas from Montreal vendors. - History of Blogging

Happy Thanksgiving 2009, USA! We left you lots of turkey. Can you do something for us, plz? - History of Blogging

"Thank you so very much, I truly appreciate the sentiment!" - History of Blogging

"I think everything boils down to expectation management and you're right, the first expectation that needs to be managed is your own. Lucid point as always Justin, thank you." - History of Blogging

"Ha! Indeed. ;)" - History of Blogging

"Thank you for reading, I really appreciate it. :)" - History of Blogging

"Thank you! As for your question, the pictures always come from the good people at Flickr through http://search.creativecommons.org/" - History of Blogging

From the page: "We watch a lot of films and web series here in the Screening Room, but since weâ€ll never manage to watch everything, every so often we try to reach into the community and find out what the filmmakers and creative types who produce all of this great content are watching. " - History of Blogging

"It's incredibly easy to get caught up in your own little bubble, especially when you spend as much time blowing it as entrepreneurs do. Getting some outside advice is almost ways what ends up making the difference." - History of Blogging

"There are more people than even I'd like to admit who open businesses (especially online businesses with small startup costs) without any real consideration of what they're in for. They are passionate but they are passionately heading in completely incorrect directions. I mostly agree with you though, passion is critical but if your ship is pointed towards the rocks, it doesn't really matter how quickly you row. That being said, I've seen passionate people do some amazing things so my heart is definitely with you on that one." - History of Blogging

"I definitely agree. Trying to "go it alone" is a quick way to go completely crazy. You need someone (preferably outside of your crazy bubble) to keep you on track and give you perspective. Great point per usual Robert." - History of Blogging

"In many ways I see this as optimistic, though I completely understand where you are coming from here. My point was that while everything is intrinsically different and while differences drive success, we shouldn't forget that a big part of the reason that things work is because they are "sufficiently similar." If you take it to the extreme, consider "experimental filmmaking." For every Blair Witch project (which succeeded because it was slightly off-key with what was out there at the time) there are dozens and dozens of movies that fail utterly because you simply cannot relate to them. They are so out there that they really speak to no one. I would argue that Blair Witch succeeded because it relied heavily on classic horror tropes but twisted them just enough to make something meaningful. Your employee idea is spot on but I would argue that "culture fit" is critically important as well. If someone is an incredible visionary but doesn't fit into the culture (can't relate to others or..." - History of Blogging

Good luck on focusing on your passion, Daniel1 - History of Blogging

It's a bit of trivia, but there is some interesting stuff here about all things Halloween. Why not check it out to see what you might know know? - History of Blogging

An interesting take on Google Wave, basically a "thumbs down". It's early days yet, but the article does raise some important concerns. - History of Blogging

This is nuts. People should be able to have clotheslines on their property... - History of Blogging

Five key tips to make the most of participating in forums. - History of Blogging

Web Series, Short Films and Independent Web content! - History of Blogging

Tips on working with all of the above - History of Blogging

This is cool... a good resource for space geeks - History of Blogging

Comparison of different album producer styles - Todd Rundgren on XTC's Skylarking and Paul Fox on XTC's Oranges and Lemons. - History of Blogging

Penelope Trunk gives her tips and coping mechanisms for living with Asperger's Syndrome, especially in the workplace - History of Blogging

A great resource for things to do in Montreal with kids for Halloween. - History of Blogging

"It's crazy people thinking like that that puts you in the 20% Mr. Dempsey. Heh." - History of Blogging

"Mr. Durden was filled with wisdom. Heh, great quote." - History of Blogging

"Congratulations on the change mate! It can definitely be hard but almost everyone I've known whose done it ends up happier in the end." - History of Blogging

"Exactly, money is a means and very rarely an ends. When people confuse that fact it often leads to them putting things on hold that would make them happy in order to chase down money they might not necessarily need. From an entrepreneurial perspective, while it is critical that you have a business model that generates real income, it is also important not to get so hamstrung on that model that you forget that the only path to success is providing people with value. Thank you for the comment!" - History of Blogging

"I think there are two extreme views that people fall into. The first is that they need to press forward on their life goal in spite of -anything- and everything that gets in their way. This is fantastic if you can pull it off but tends to get sidetracked when life calls. Then there are the people who are trapped as you so eloquently put it, they believe that it's impossible to dig their way out of their responsibilities long enough to do much of anything. I have always thought there was a middle ground here. You can't do everything but you can do -something-, and I think it's excruciatingly important to do -something- because if you don't you are just going from day to day. Thanks for reading Miiko, definitely appreciate the comment and hope we run into each other soonish." - History of Blogging