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 Don Synstelien     cleaningupmylife.blogspot.com     Graphic_subscribe   

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Laid off 02/07/10   —  Layoffs suck. But what is little appreciated is that they are great catalysts for change. I have now been laid off two times. The first was back in 2000 during the first recession to hit our industry. The second was last month. The first led to better things, I'm sure the second will as well.I'm expl...
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Ghostbusters 1954 07/29/09   —  <object width="460" height="384"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kAboGO9MDsQ&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed s...
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Star Wars Hammertime! 07/25/09   —  <object width="460" height="384"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vIRQf0S3oD0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><par...
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How big is a Trillion dollars? 07/24/09   —  <object width="460" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/at3MNu8BRwQ&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><par...
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What happened on Wall Street. 07/24/09   —  Nice video by WSJ.Part 1:<object id="wsj_fp" width="460" height="363"><param name="movie" value="http://s.wsj.net/media/swf/main.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param n...
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This would have done well in the 80's 07/20/09   —  <object width="460" height="384"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XTN_McAF8JQ&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><par...
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Zombieland 06/20/09   —  <object width="460" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/11787"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param>...
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How to remove Spymaster from your Twitter account 05/31/09   —  In case you are not aware, there is a game that has taken off in Twitter called "Spymaster" It's a game along the lines of the Mobsters type games on Facebook, but it happens on your Twitter account. It's fun, but only until you realize that you have been spamming your Twitter account with messages f...
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Swine Flu, take 2 04/29/09   —  Interesting times. Everyone wants to re-live the 1970's so bad that they can not be happy just having a global economic collapse, a gas shortage and problems with Iran. Now we have to relive some Swine Flu memories as well. I think I have a scar on my arm from the last bout we had with this virus. So...
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SuperNews 03/25/09   —  How have I missed this. Awesome stuff.<object width="460" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/p/F48E6CBD665DF231&amp;hl=en"/><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/p/F48E6CBD665DF231&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="460" height="385"...
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I so wish that this movie was real... 03/20/09   —  <object width="460" height="328" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_06b666ae72"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf"/><param name="flashvars" value="key=06b666ae72"/><param name="allowfullscreen" value=...
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My new Facebook friend 03/19/09   —  I think this guys is on to something.<object width="460" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kFKHaFJzUb4&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"></param><param name="all...
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Domain name fail 03/14/09   —  While looking for domain names, I said "what the heck" and typed in "Twitter" to see what alternatives might come up. Click on the image to enlarge and see what Go daddy suggests:I would type the suggestion, but I'd hate for that to be indexed on a Google search with my name on it. ...
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The Watchmen opening credits (won't last long) 03/09/09   —  <embed src="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/ci001.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="460" height="457" swliveconnect="true" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" flashvars="e=4bffc0037b3a3a49328d685cccfc7c21cc002973d57a44951a38fddf065f5c696a66be9b89ee2d2...
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John Stewart nails CNBC 03/05/09   —  I watch CNBC regularly. This is the best description of the channel I've ever seen.Morons.<embed style="float:left; clear:left;" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:220252" width="460" height="381" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="...
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The perfect livingroom 03/05/09   —  Wow, if only I had a leisure suit. ...
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Microsoft's vision of the future. 03/01/09   —  But where is the BSOD?<embed src="http://images.video.msn.com/flash/soapbox1_1.swf" width="460" height="364" id="8mvpqlvp" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="c=v&amp;v=a517b260-...
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Cooking depression style 02/28/09   —  Clara was around for the first depression.Take a few tips from her to survive this one in style. <object width="460" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DuMkW35BwK8&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&...
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Cooking depression style 02/28/09   —  Clara was around for the first depression.Take a few tips from her to survive this one in style. <object width="460" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DuMkW35BwK8&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en&amp;feature=player_embedded&...
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Don't throw away your old VCR, Hack it! 02/28/09   —  I have to admit, I didn't realize how much value existed inside every old VCR. I just threw away two a couple weeks ago and now I'm kicking myself. <object width="460" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MGx-3t8CJ-k&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf...
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More about Don Synstelien

Investment Style:
Aggressive  [?]

Avg exp holding time:
321.58 days

Age:
30's

Occupation:
Pirate and Innovator

Location:
Atlanta, ga


Website:
cleaningupmylife.blogspot.com

About Me:
Just a guy... buying some stocks. Looking to make FU money. ;-)

I work for Fox Interactive Media i ... more




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