I just got back from the 2010 Northern California Jamboree. The theme was 100 years of Boy Scouting. It was held at the Alameda County Fair grounds. There were an estimated 20,000 scouts and scouters in attendance from 11 Boy Scout councils. It was pretty amazing to see that many Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venture Scouts, Sea Scouts, and the Order of the Arrow in the same place. I believe I saw some brownies and some Girl Scouts there as well. Our Venture Crew, Crew 515, had a great time watching and participating in the scouting exhibits. One of the exhibits I enjoyed most was the Scouting...

Over this past weekend, my family insisted that we play some board games.  I’ve played these games hundreds of times before and was getting myself prepared for what I thought would be a boring time.  But instead of bringing out one of the old games from the closet, my daughter brought out a brand new game she had just bought from a department store.  However, it wasn’t really so new at all. The name of the game was a familiar one but the rules had been changed to make it more interesting.  The game was “Clue.”  Apparently Clue has been updated to make the...

If you know someone who is unemployed or has been through a long job search process, tell them MrWes says to watch a movie on DVD called “Entry Level”.  They’ll be laughing like crazy.  “Entry Level” is available on instant download from NetFlix.  It was produced in 2007 so I’m sure it’s not in high demand. It’s about a restaurant owner who loses his business due to circumstances beyond his control.  He eventually ends up going through unemployment system.  He’s searching for an “Entry Level” position in the corporate...

The other day I wrote a post titled “Google Calendar does SMS Reminders.”  I was excited about setting up events and letting Google Calendar remind you via text message at predetermined times before the event occurs.  I really love the fact that you can setup several reminders before the event occurs.  I’m already using it to remind me of appointments, but I discovered an unusual application for this tool. I only play three Facebook Applications; FarmTown, FarmVille, and Cafe World.  These games provide a little entertainment and some friendly competition between...

In our daily rush to get things done we sometimes forget our brain needs to be worked out too.  If we don’t do anything mentally challenging, our brains have a tendency to forget those skills we once knew so well.  Those skills are still there, they’re just getting weaker from lack of use.  This is especially important for anyone that is in a career transition. While doing research for this post, I stumbled across a few interesting websites I will mention in this post. 9 Ways to keep your mind sharp: Mental Arobics - If you want to get a mental workout,...

Some of you might be saying, well of course Store layout and traffic patterns affect sales.  I usually think of store layout in terms of placing items where you want your customer to be.  But, I never really thought about how a store layout can affect foot traffic until, I saw it with my own eyes.  Of course this was a simulation in a Facebook application called Café World. Café World allows you to layout your own Café.  You place the stove where the cook prepares the food, where the serving tables are and where the customers eat.  If you have a good layout, the cook is efficient, the...