http://www.aneclecticmind.com Web site and blog for Maria Langer, freelance writer, commercial helicopter pilot, and serious amateur photographer. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:31:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/interesting-links-march-4-2012/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/interesting-links-march-4-2012/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/interesting-links-march-4-2012/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/03/04/interesting-links-march-4-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/04/interesting-links-january-4-2012/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/04/interesting-links-january-4-2012/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/04/interesting-links-january-4-2012/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2012/01/04/interesting-links-january-4-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/27/what-people-are-saying-about-groupon/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/27/what-people-are-saying-about-groupon/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:39:38 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/?p=7491 A list of links of interest to people who want to learn more about how Groupon is screwing small businesses and customers. If you really want to learn more about the dark side of Groupon, I urge you to check out some of the links I've collected over the past year or so. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/27/what-people-are-saying-about-groupon/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/07/interesting-links-december-7-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/07/interesting-links-december-7-2011/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/07/interesting-links-december-7-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/12/07/interesting-links-december-7-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/21/how-the-u-s-postal-service-can-save-itself/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/21/how-the-u-s-postal-service-can-save-itself/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:57:36 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/21/how-the-u-s-postal-service-can-save-itself/ Five tips for avoiding bankruptcy/bailout. I've come up with five ideas that the USPS can utilize immediately to cut costs and increase revenues. What are they waiting for? Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/21/how-the-u-s-postal-service-can-save-itself/feed/ 3 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/07/occupy-wall-street/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/07/occupy-wall-street/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:02:39 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/07/occupy-wall-street/ I'll voice my own opinion through the words of others. Discussion of a few blog posts that pretty much echo my sentiments about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/11/07/occupy-wall-street/feed/ 2 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/31/understanding-the-value-of-a-service-rendered/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/31/understanding-the-value-of-a-service-rendered/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:19:59 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/31/understanding-the-value-of-a-service-rendered/ A follow-up to last week's post about the "Groupon mentality." It it really possible that these people have no concept of what it costs to own and operate a helicopter? Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/31/understanding-the-value-of-a-service-rendered/feed/ 11 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/interesting-links-october-25-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/interesting-links-october-25-2011/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/interesting-links-october-25-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/interesting-links-october-25-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/two-ways-to-hasten-the-demise-of-groupon-and-its-clones/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/two-ways-to-hasten-the-demise-of-groupon-and-its-clones/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:54:10 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/two-ways-to-hasten-the-demise-of-groupon-and-its-clones/ Enough is enough already. After fielding yet another call from yet another Groupon clone trying to make me offer a deal that would hurt my business, I thought of two ways we can all work together to make Groupon and its clones go away. (Be advised that I'm in a foul mood so my language is a bit NSFW in this piece.) Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/25/two-ways-to-hasten-the-demise-of-groupon-and-its-clones/feed/ 8 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/24/interesting-links-october-24-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/24/interesting-links-october-24-2011/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/24/interesting-links-october-24-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/24/interesting-links-october-24-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/10/interesting-links-october-10-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/10/interesting-links-october-10-2011/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/10/interesting-links-october-10-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/10/10/interesting-links-october-10-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/20/best-of-fill-in-the-blank-award/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/20/best-of-fill-in-the-blank-award/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:30:32 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/20/best-of-fill-in-the-blank-award/ This scam targets small business owners in a particularly cruel way. This morning's scam pissed me off. It reminded me not only of my bad decision to move to and set up shop in Wickenburg, but the desperation of small business owners in general, and the slimy bastards that prey upon them. Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/09/20/best-of-fill-in-the-blank-award/feed/ 10 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/24/interesting-links-august-24-2011-2/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/24/interesting-links-august-24-2011-2/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:30:01 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/24/interesting-links-august-24-2011-2/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/24/interesting-links-august-24-2011-2/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/23/interesting-links-august-23-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/23/interesting-links-august-23-2011/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/23/interesting-links-august-23-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/23/interesting-links-august-23-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/interesting-links-august-12-2011/ http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/interesting-links-august-12-2011/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:30:00 +0000 Maria Langer http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/interesting-links-august-12-2011/ Continue reading →]]> http://www.aneclecticmind.com/2011/08/12/interesting-links-august-12-2011/feed/ 0