tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113871512024-03-07T16:05:07.085-06:00WonderDawg<strong>Capturing thoughts that inspire, affirm, encourage, build up and speak life!</strong>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.comBlogger1489125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-22714129551091473212011-05-02T21:15:00.002-05:002011-05-02T21:19:13.573-05:00The Top 10 Reasons Why Online Marketing Dominates Traditional Advertising<strong>Author: <a title="Assassin Marketing" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/assassin-marketing/213482">Assassin Marketing</a></strong><br /><br /><p>Online marketing has become the most successful method of advertising for any kind of business on the planet during the last decade. It is lightning fast and can promote your business to thousands of potential customers daily. As marketing is a primary factor for a long and successful business, the internet facilitates this process in a way that will ensure the maximum exposure to what you are offering. <br /> <br /> Traditional marketing is becoming more expensive and slower to produce results. It also requires much more time and effort. It often has to be done by many employees and is restricted by many barriers and regulations which make it hard to get the most beneficial results. Then along comes the internet as it makes the entire globe seem like a short alley rather than a large city where you can reach customers overseas in a matter of seconds. Online marketing is superior to traditional ways of marketing in almost every aspect, and here we list the top 10 reasons online marketing dominates traditional advertising. <br /> <br /> 1. SPEED<br /> <br /> Email marketing campaigns are fast, targeted, cost-effective, highly efficient method of marketing your business. They reach a lot of customers in the shortest time. Traditional mail marketing can take months and a lot of money and effort to generate results.<br /> <br /> 2. GEOGRAPHICAL RESTRICTIONS<br /> <br /> The whole globe can be your customer base when you are marketing your business online, as the internet reaches almost every house on the planet. On the other hand, you are often restricted to local customers from a smaller geographical area when you market offline.<br /> <br /> 3. MARKETING EFFECTS<br /> <br /> Online marketing is based on pull marketing effects, which means that online customers come across your website when they are looking for similar products of yours. While offline marketing is based on push marketing effects, which means you have to introduce your business to every single customer that come into your location.<br /> <br /> 4. SALES PROCESS<br /> <br /> When your business is marketing online, you can make a sale in a matter of seconds; where the customer chooses what product or services they wise to buy, they move to the check out page, pays for the product or services on a secure page, and then receives their purchase. Offline advertising is very different as the selling process is very complex and requires a lot of effort and persuasion and sometimes can't be completed after all. <br /> <br /> 5. HOURS OF OPERATION<br /> <br /> Your website is self-managed and requires you only to make few changes, and after that it can operate non-stop and can be selling products or services while you are sleeping. Offline stores are restricted to the human active times, this means you open in the morning and close in the evening and you can't make a sale while you are closed. In other words, the offline selling process has a shorter sales life than the online one.<br /> <br /> 6. COST OF MEDIA<br /> <br /> If you want to make a commercial on TV or radio or a newspaper, you will pay a fortune. While online marketing allows you to make a short video or audio commercial and submit it thousands of media communities and it will cost you next to nothing.<br /> <br /> 7. LIMITED ADVERTISING LIFE SPAN<br /> <br /> When you post an ad online about your business or website, with an article for example, it can be online forever and the place where the ad occupies will be untouched for a long time. On the other hand, offline ads can be only active for an agreed-upon period of time and then it will be replaced. <br /> <br /> 8. COST PER CUSTOMER<br /> <br /> These costs are reasonably low with online marketing but relatively high with offline forms of advertising. They are simply the costs incurred to generate potential customers for the business.<br /> <br /> 9. CUSTOMER SUPPORT<br /> <br /> With one email you can solve all your customer problems and concerns. This process is much more time consuming and require more effort offline.<br /> <br /> 10. ONGOING MARKETING INFORMATION<br /> <br /> It is very easy and only takes a few seconds to collect all the information and data about every aspect of your business when you market online. Offline information and data are stored within piles of documents, where it requires a squad of employees to collect the required information. <br /> <br /> As you can clearly see, online marketing is far superior to traditional forms of marketing. Online marketing is all about saving you money, time, and effort; yet brings you the required results you seek and most of the time exceeds your expectations.</p><p>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-articles/the-top-10-reasons-why-online-marketing-dominates-traditional-advertising-1166313.html" title="The Top 10 Reasons Why Online Marketing Dominates Traditional Advertising">http://www.articlesbase.com/marketing-articles/the-top-10-reasons-why-online-marketing-dominates-traditional-advertising-1166313.html</a></p><br /><strong>About the Author</strong><br /><br /><p>Dr. Keith Webb, of Assassin Marketing, a Dallas marketing company which created the Online Domination System, an online marketing system which allows businesses to dominate the front page of the search engines. Visit http://assassinmarketing.com or contact us at 866-998-8641</p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-56943563804505139802011-04-02T22:24:00.003-05:002011-04-02T22:24:26.924-05:001 04 2011 / 365 (3/3)<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5326028864/" title="1 04 2011 / 365 (3/3)"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5326028864_82097a379e.jpg" alt="1 04 2011 / 365 (3/3) by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5326028864/">1 04 2011 / 365 (3/3)</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-80752287477999846412011-04-02T22:24:00.001-05:002011-04-02T22:24:05.930-05:001 04 2011 / 365 (2/3)<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5325421349/" title="1 04 2011 / 365 (2/3)"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5325421349_ac95dba936.jpg" alt="1 04 2011 / 365 (2/3) by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5325421349/">1 04 2011 / 365 (2/3)</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-16189665140974639902011-04-02T22:23:00.003-05:002011-04-02T22:23:45.359-05:001 04 2011 / 365 (1/3)<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5326027416/" title="1 04 2011 / 365 (1/3)"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5326027416_7ea9272541.jpg" alt="1 04 2011 / 365 (1/3) by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5326027416/">1 04 2011 / 365 (1/3)</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-55028686032514896542011-04-02T22:23:00.001-05:002011-04-02T22:23:23.680-05:001 03 2011 / 365<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5320069948/" title="1 03 2011 / 365 "><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5320069948_8b00e759ab.jpg" alt="1 03 2011 / 365 by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5320069948/">1 03 2011 / 365 </a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-16106968760938941572011-04-02T22:22:00.005-05:002011-04-02T22:22:59.707-05:001 02 2011 / 365 (2/2)<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5315231064/" title="1 02 2011 / 365 (2/2)"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5089/5315231064_7e8f60a220.jpg" alt="1 02 2011 / 365 (2/2) by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5315231064/">1 02 2011 / 365 (2/2)</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-38272460855058668092011-04-02T22:22:00.003-05:002011-04-02T22:22:41.762-05:001 02 2011 / 365 (1/2)<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5315231314/" title="1 02 2011 / 365 (1/2)"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5315231314_67655ae425.jpg" alt="1 02 2011 / 365 (1/2) by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5315231314/">1 02 2011 / 365 (1/2)</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-67389936945443335992011-04-02T22:22:00.001-05:002011-04-02T22:22:04.662-05:0001 01 2011 / 365<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5314134320/" title="01 01 2011 / 365"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5314134320_beda036408.jpg" alt="01 01 2011 / 365 by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5314134320/">01 01 2011 / 365</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-50071431035340552962011-04-02T22:19:00.001-05:002011-04-02T22:19:34.505-05:003/31/2011 / 365<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5582898651/" title="3/31/2011 / 365"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5582898651_a2b6a0b885.jpg" alt="3/31/2011 / 365 by Wonderdawg777" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/5582898651/">3/31/2011 / 365</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/">Wonderdawg777</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p></p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-87970045692253945042008-12-16T00:43:00.004-06:002008-12-16T00:50:33.716-06:00Titans destroy UPS Team from ClevelandLast time I saw the UPS team from Cleveland play, it was December of 2001 in Cleveland with my son Gary. <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Note to myself:</span> Never, ever go to Cleveland in December - it was minus 32 with snow and we absolutely froze.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPzDaYjTkLH3b5x3hqeoo7b5o1ctAu4pdXD9nUn0rDN20X5oJA_tZ3SN5jvuTT6xlB_sYmU3ksado4zm2V-dDnXcMCPuU1QhT4Ux30AdWFKLWMvYbc54SUGIgdsCJnFcw8fhE/s1600-h/100_4551.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPzDaYjTkLH3b5x3hqeoo7b5o1ctAu4pdXD9nUn0rDN20X5oJA_tZ3SN5jvuTT6xlB_sYmU3ksado4zm2V-dDnXcMCPuU1QhT4Ux30AdWFKLWMvYbc54SUGIgdsCJnFcw8fhE/s400/100_4551.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280275131372029474" /></a><br />My favorite cold weather hat - it's warm and it fits my big head.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ac9AvgXM7iihK-Wk9_oLS6nFCKQ5e3Qbk6gtlUnmYNaG12TfKdODC4rRG0hq0svwzat9nkbruRY0qGxwM9uU7yRxMn7d6Kx11OXxhmUyaENF5KmN_8w6i1d5JjCeU8kX8-Wr/s1600-h/100_4691.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Ac9AvgXM7iihK-Wk9_oLS6nFCKQ5e3Qbk6gtlUnmYNaG12TfKdODC4rRG0hq0svwzat9nkbruRY0qGxwM9uU7yRxMn7d6Kx11OXxhmUyaENF5KmN_8w6i1d5JjCeU8kX8-Wr/s400/100_4691.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280275126069088290" /></a><br />Sweet view from the eighth row...Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-54122763372919431832008-12-03T05:13:00.001-06:002008-12-03T05:15:28.097-06:00I Photograph, You Decide<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/3070582860/" title="I Photograph, You Decide by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/3070582860_eabab35816.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="I Photograph, You Decide" /></a><br /><br />Great way to keep an eye on the exiting crowd at Neyland Stadium...Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-61481524645587693252008-11-27T09:32:00.002-06:002008-11-27T09:56:32.784-06:00Giving thanks with a grateful heartI'm giving thanks with a grateful heart A to Z this thanksgiving season - this is a repost (slightly updated) from the last three years, so I'm glad things are stable. 2008 has been full of extreme challenges, but on the upside, I am celebrating one year anniversaries with my son Gary getting married to Nora and giving away my daughter Megan to Chris. <br /><br />The kids are gone, but I have my health and my precious bride of 29 years, Becky. Pretty amazing that over half of my life has been with the same woman. I hear that the second twenty nine years are awesome!<br /><br />I have the best job ever in the corporate world, with amazing people and the ability to make a difference in people's lives leveraging the power of the internet. Ralph, James and my peers - thanks for making 8 to 5 a great place to be. I also write for GearDiary.com to satisfy my desire for all things wired and unwired. Amazing that I work online with people that I have never met in person... (we are meeting up in May 2009) but that are generous beyond belief. Thanks Judie Lipsett; you are one special person.<br /><br /><em><strong>A</strong></em> - <strong>Ally</strong> my lab dog and faithful companion for over 11 years - she has a vocabulary of 20 sign language words and just sweet as she can be!<br /><br /><strong><em>B</em></strong> - For my wife <strong>Becky</strong> of 29 years - I love her so much for her friendship, insight and faithfulness to truth and for loving me always. I cannot imagine being married to anyone else.<br /><br /><strong><em>C</em></strong> - <strong>Christmas</strong>, when Jesus Christ was born in a manger.<br /><br /><strong><em>D</em></strong> - <strong>Diggy</strong>, my grand dog... smart and loves to play.<br /><br /><strong><em>E</em></strong> - <strong>Ears</strong> to hear and <strong>eyes</strong> to see.<br /><br /><strong><em>F</em></strong> - <strong>Frank</strong>, my next door neighbor who been like a father to me for 23 years. Frank taught me to garden, fix cars and generally is always there as a good neighbor. I am always happy to reprogram his CVR and TV remote!<br /><br /><strong><em>G</em></strong> - <strong>Gary</strong> - my son - I am so proud of him and seeing him grow up and embrace his destiny into Christlikeness. He's serving in the Air Force, seeing the world, defending our freedom and married to Nora!<br /><br /><strong><em>H</em></strong> - <strong>Home</strong>. Home is where the heart is. A place to come home to, entertain guests, provide a place of refuge... all things that I am grateful for.<br /><br /><strong><em>I</em></strong> - <strong>Insight</strong> and <strong>inventive</strong> thoughts.<br /><br /><strong><em>J</em></strong> - <strong>Jesus</strong> <strong>Christ</strong>, my rock and salvation who models excellence and agape love.<br /><br /><strong><em>K</em></strong> - <strong>Kerry</strong>, grateful that I have a name and was not aborted.<br /><br /><strong><em>L</em></strong> - <strong>Love</strong> covers a multitude of sins. Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Love never fails.<br /><br /><strong><em>M</em></strong> - <strong>Megan</strong>, my precious daughter. She is sweet with a big heart. Married to Chris Corley, I'm confident that she will be honored and cherished for life.<br /><br /><strong><em>N</em></strong> - <strong>Nashville</strong>. I love this city so much - the people, community and wealth of treasures around every corner. I've been here for thirty years and as I travel throughout the US, there is no place like Nashville.<br /><br /><strong><em>O</em></strong> - <strong>Opportunity</strong> in the land of the free and the home of the brave. It takes persistence, but opportunities are out there; just don't give up or give in to second best.<br /><br /><strong><em>P</em></strong> - My <strong>parents</strong> who sacrifice greatly to raise a big family, always making sure we had food and education.<br /><br /><strong><em>Q</em></strong> - <strong>Quiet</strong> moments alone with God and away from the rush of the world. I can't get enough time lately and it shows.<br /><br /><strong><em>R</em></strong> - <strong>Relationships</strong>... we were not meant to be alone. I come to realize that covenant relationships are precious; I need friends that are not impressed with me.<br /><br /><strong><em>S</em></strong> - <strong>Stability</strong>; worth pursuing, nice to have. Striving to be debt free provides a strong foundation for stability.<br /><br /><strong><em>T</em></strong> - <strong>Time</strong> to do all the things I want to do. One day, I'll have a Honda Element and photograph every sunset in the 48 states. When I'm home, I'll be in the workshop building stuff out of wood.<br /><br /><strong><em>U</em></strong> - <strong>Understanding</strong>; how sad to hear and not understand.<br /><br /><strong><em>V</em></strong> - <strong>Volunteering</strong>; what a joy it is to serve others.<br /><br /><strong><em>W</em></strong> - The extended <strong>Woo</strong> family; 3 brothers and 3 sisters scattered around the country. Trivia: I'm Kerry; there's Jerry, Terry and Harry (my son is Gary) and sisters Emily, Lily and Sally (daughter is Megan - it's a Thornsbird thing.) Thanks to Gary, we now have a Geni family tree set up online to view.<br /><br /><strong><em>X</em></strong> - <strong>X</strong> marks the spot; to be in center of God's will for my life.<br /><br /><strong><em>Y</em></strong> - Today's <strong>youth</strong>, who are passionate for life.<br /><br /><strong><em>Z</em></strong> - <strong><em>Zest</em></strong> and <strong><em>Z's</em></strong>. I need both in equal portions.Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-85715723320325366512008-11-14T22:48:00.002-06:002008-11-14T23:04:50.386-06:00Rock Band (almost addicted)While in Atlanta for sales training on cool internet stuff, my peers ended up at Ralphie-B-Goode Cafe for some fun (really good fun) over ribs, chicken and Rock Band.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/3026899642/" title="Armando-Ashley-Woo by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/3026899642_315ae21474.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="Armando-Ashley-Woo " /></a><br /><br />I always resisted any gaming devices because of the sheer addiction possibilities... but Rock Band hands down is the modern day party favorite! Above are my peers: Armando from Miami, Ashley from Raleigh and me, the WonderDawg. I forget the song pictured above, but I am definately out of touch on a generation's worth of music!<br /><br />I just may have to start a band, or at least renovate my garage for band practice if Mrs. WonderDawg is willing to be the seamstress for the band. WOOMATIC sounds like a good name for a five piece band.<br /><br />Weird that I never heard stuff like Coldplay, War Pig, some Ramones... I concluded that I am seriously too mellow or stuck in the 60 - 70 - 80's for my musical tastes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/3026891390/" title="Yeah Baby! by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3026891390_34edc7afe5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Yeah Baby!" /></a><br /><br />Thanks BossMon for a great time!Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-20055610785919452512008-11-08T10:14:00.004-06:002008-11-08T10:44:53.134-06:00Packing my gear for a road tripWhenever I travel, I struggle with carrying far too many clothes. I have yet to crack the code for carry on luggage. I remember on one trip my roommate packed one jacket, a pair of pants and two shirts to last five days. There’s no way I could go for that – I need to have a change of outfits at a 1.5 ratio per day! Now look at this picture; granted I am on the road for an extended work trip, but I have to get a better grip on the amount of gear I carry. Do I need help or do all road worthy gadget lovers carry this much stuff?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/3013247822/" title="A Road Warrior’s Dilemma by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/3013247822_bc65266b4f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="A Road Warrior’s Dilemma" /></a><br /><br />I always book a room with two beds... Evidenced by the photo below, it's my oversized credenza. The hotel staff never touch what's on that bed, so it's all cool.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/3012411803/" title="Road Warrior Credenza by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/3012411803_ab5b49e736.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Road Warrior Credenza" /></a><br /><br />I have to get better carrying the essentials, but on the last road trip I left both of the iPod / iPhone chargers at home and the office. Grrrrr. I had to go to Staples and buy an overpriced charger at $30! Outrageous!Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-43916639008734646632008-11-05T19:59:00.005-06:002008-11-05T21:03:32.166-06:00Songs for the long road trip aheadWhen I was younger - much younger - it would not be a physical stretch to drive 16 hours straight. <br /><br />Of course all of the necessary checklist items were in place…. gas money, a AAA TripTik map, a place to stay and money to eat with were the “I wouldn’t think of leaving home without them” items. Once the checklist items were in place, off I went! <br /><br />These days, packing toiletries, changing the oil, safety check on the car, paying all bills, checking credit card balances, camera, tons of electronics, gps and music to go on the iPod is a must. Of course, I tell my wife where I'm going and have some bonding time with my two dawgs.<br /><br />Anyway, it seems that 3 hours is within my zone of sitting on my arse without a bladder break. Now I have my iPod loaded up with 30gb of music, but only a couple of dozen songs really propel me down the road. What I mean by that is that some songs seem to send my Honda Odyssey on a cruise control time warp effect that makes the trip go much faster.<br /><br />Now I’m not a music scientist, but perhaps there’s a certain rhythm, a back beat that makes time in car fly by. Songs that work for me include horns, sing along choruses, hand drumming on the steering wheel, fake keyboards, a little head / neck motion, whistling, yelling, something that I can sing loudly (in the privacy of my car)… ‘num saying?<br /><br />With that said, here are some of the road tested songs that really work for me…<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Get Back</span> – The Beatles<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dweller On The Threshol</span>d – Van Morrison<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Won’t Get Fooled Again</span> – The Who<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Compared to Wha</span>t – Brian Auger's Oblivion Express<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Willin</span>’ – Little Feat<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Goodnight Moon</span> - Shivaree<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Jamming & Buffalo Soldier</span> - Bob Marley & The Wailers<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Young Folks</span> - Peter Bjorn and John<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kid Charlemagne</span> - Steely Dan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Running On Empt</span>y - Jackson Browne<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pick Up the Pieces</span> - Average White Band<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Love Shack</span> - B-52's<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Going Up The Country (Woodstock</span>) – Canned Heat<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Golden Path (Original mix)</span> - The Chemical Brothers<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Indescribable</span> – Chris Tomlin<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ain't Got No Home</span> - Clarence "Frogman" Henry<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Deep Forest</span> - Deep Forest<br /><br />As for albums, Deep Forest by Deep Forest and Love by the Beatles work every time without fail.<br /><br />I wanna know what works for you so that I can build a playlist that will send me hurling down I 24 to Atlanta, GA!Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-58410801145654724212008-11-02T20:51:00.003-06:002008-11-02T20:54:15.498-06:00My Halloween CostumeHere is My Halloween Costume. Actually it was my day off, so I wanted to play tourist.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSsaVTLPWPW8CUpRvT2HOjEITBhzQACYdYoPeWwYCyzO4MHhNDUYxjL3Bs0JOvIgxxIE3SbLTFt2HMIr0IKR51Fu6tNxwItHxVfiU4nJAJ_dKwjVxxMzkEdCQHfFvU19EuYmW/s1600-h/Kerry+Halloween.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSsaVTLPWPW8CUpRvT2HOjEITBhzQACYdYoPeWwYCyzO4MHhNDUYxjL3Bs0JOvIgxxIE3SbLTFt2HMIr0IKR51Fu6tNxwItHxVfiU4nJAJ_dKwjVxxMzkEdCQHfFvU19EuYmW/s400/Kerry+Halloween.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264259100628177522" /></a><br /><br />Hat Tip to Lindsey for the incriminating photo.Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-52711874114908162742008-11-02T00:37:00.003-05:002008-11-02T00:48:31.944-05:00TN Women for McCain & PalinA campaign worker stopped by and had a gift for the little lady next door...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2994637246/" title="t-shirt for the lady (front) by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2994637246_095de48af5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="t-shirt for the lady (front)" /></a><br /><br />A little oversized, but the thought was nice.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2994637076/" title="t-shirt for the lady (back) by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2994637076_90c1d3bb46.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="t-shirt for the lady (back)" /></a>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-19277877809033106672008-10-31T22:34:00.002-05:002008-10-31T22:43:06.013-05:00Best. Halloween. Ever.I'm telling you I had the best Halloween ever today! <br />I work with the best bunch of fun professionals and we had a blast working today. And yes, it was productive cause while I was dressed as a lost tourist (looking for the Nissan Bldg.), I did some Google audits and plowed into a 100 slide PowerPoint. (Don't ask why)...<br /><br />And I got to meet Ms. Palin at the office!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2990877638/" title="lost tourist with Beth / Palin by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3028/2990877638_a17db066ef.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="lost tourist with Beth / Palin" /></a><br /><br />Later, Mrs. WonderDawg and I had the old folks/neighbors over to pass out candy. It's better than hiding out in the back of the house with the porch lights off. We had dinner and had them pass out candy to the neighborhood kids.<br /><br />The catch was everyone had to wear a prearranged costume upon arrival!<br /><br />Here's Rasta Frank who had plenty of free hugs to pass out tonite:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2990989452/" title="Becky and Rasta Mon' Frank by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2990989452_d03fd18765.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Becky and Rasta Mon' Frank" /></a><br /><br />(Mrs. WonderDawg is on the left)<br /><br />More Flickr fun photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-494158576087481582008-10-28T00:49:00.005-05:002008-10-28T00:54:56.928-05:00Titans Go Code Blue on the Colts!What a great game as the Titans beat the Colts 31-21 to remain undefeated!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2979975251/" title="I am ready for some football! by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/2979975251_0f527afb08.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="I am ready for some football!" /></a><br /><br />The Monday Night Football atmosphere was great with some good humored smack talk and outstanding plays on the field...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2979975949/" title="Colts driving for a junk TD by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2979975949_bd73f322f1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Colts driving for a junk TD" /></a><br /><br />Colts driving for a junk TD at the end of the game...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderdawg777/2979968003/" title="Mrs WonderDawg Celebrates! by Wonderdawg777, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2979968003_193e5b18a8.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mrs WonderDawg Celebrates!" /></a><br /><br />Mrs WonderDawg Celebrates!Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-41528990329741087482008-10-25T17:09:00.002-05:002008-10-25T17:15:21.153-05:00WonderDawg blog soon to be updated!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGHseG2thUsu8wpZbnCLt0bDR83iG03v6IQSDdLnV_elYZW470QOtYKblnGgntBRCodqIRJ4cqeRoDHOeH5H9vwOvlWNmB4aTUTIi01b_1Aww688hooMuAJZBYrO5K8m09NRi/s1600-h/100_9988.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGHseG2thUsu8wpZbnCLt0bDR83iG03v6IQSDdLnV_elYZW470QOtYKblnGgntBRCodqIRJ4cqeRoDHOeH5H9vwOvlWNmB4aTUTIi01b_1Aww688hooMuAJZBYrO5K8m09NRi/s400/100_9988.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261218551708814738" /></a><br /><br />Hello - Diggy Woo here... my granddaddy, Kerry has been traveling a lot talking about internet and Google stuff everywhere, but he will be back soon updating this blog. <br /><br />I would update it, but I can't type very well (I had someone do this entry). I can change the TV remote however.<br /><br />Thanks. Can I have a piece of cheese and a dog bone now?Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-37747072893586851452008-08-03T06:16:00.004-05:002008-08-03T06:23:02.599-05:00Jump! Bed Jump that is!Remember the little nursery rhyme:<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Five little monkeys jumping on the bed <br />One fell off and bumped his head <br />Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, <br />"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"</span><br /><br />or<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, <br />"That's what you get for jumping on the bed!"</span><br /><br />Well here's a web site that celebrates the monkey in most of us - especially jumping on Hotel Beds! Check out <a href="http://www.bedjump.com/"target="_blank">www.BedJump.com</a><br /><br />"There is something completely intoxicating about today's hotel bed. Plush, deep, luscious, thick... and oh so bouncy. Don't deny yourself the indulgent luxury of taking a running start and launching up over that mattress and box-spring that will surely propel you back up into the stratosphere."<br /><br />Too much fun! This past Friday, I was in Atlanta on a fun filled weekend with 54 friends to attend the Promise Keepers men's conference and catch the Braves/Brewers baseball game.<br /><br />So as Van Halen (not Hagar) advises: <span style="font-weight:bold;">You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real... You might as well Jump!</span><br /><br />Witness:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZQshigQqnWAPoVf5IbbZhWDH5fW-4yh-RmXYukkRVJVmwACjL-ipf5_FIPhhwqFCqRgTH5JuOml4gJFrSZn930n8z8Q_yg4ou-NuHx0hW_e584IpxzsDnmalkUBtnV1BDMyv/s1600-h/100_2513.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZQshigQqnWAPoVf5IbbZhWDH5fW-4yh-RmXYukkRVJVmwACjL-ipf5_FIPhhwqFCqRgTH5JuOml4gJFrSZn930n8z8Q_yg4ou-NuHx0hW_e584IpxzsDnmalkUBtnV1BDMyv/s400/100_2513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230249943701872914" /></a><br /><br />and my brother John:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wBFk-uSTnEz2DfiqgrCcihvza4fEwImfNInAmpw8dJycCx2D-jCfy_VQL-QATxBfTikAdaBwBGAcQ7-trH6x0Jju3SVwEVsa0ScVAMDKemIhdNljjO9hQGckSa5la_9sVuqY/s1600-h/100_2509.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wBFk-uSTnEz2DfiqgrCcihvza4fEwImfNInAmpw8dJycCx2D-jCfy_VQL-QATxBfTikAdaBwBGAcQ7-trH6x0Jju3SVwEVsa0ScVAMDKemIhdNljjO9hQGckSa5la_9sVuqY/s400/100_2509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230250344132980210" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/1600/216767310_88739f9e7b-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/400/216767310_88739f9e7b-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/1600/60600430_4ac1d32f62.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/400/60600430_4ac1d32f62.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/1600/103583568_c0e8b944cf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/400/103583568_c0e8b944cf.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/1600/206939546_1f64386f17.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/490/922/400/206939546_1f64386f17.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-3684574542044414162008-07-27T16:07:00.004-05:002008-07-27T16:41:33.262-05:00Carb HappyI love having a big backyard. With my acre-sized yard, I can plant a 40 x 40 foot vegetable garden, iris, and assorted plants and enjoy my two dogs running amuck after rabbits and ground squirrels. Sure it gets hot in the summer, but having a large space to entertain is worth the upkeep. <br /><br />Part of the upkeep is the routine mowing and weed whacking every two weeks or so. One of my expectations is to have the garden tools work as expected when needed. Turning the key or pulling on the starter cord on gas-powered machines is a real joy. But it's a big frustration pill when that doesn't happen!<br /><br />My lawn mower this year has been sputtering and hard to start. Yes, it is a pain when the right rear tire habitually goes flat and I have to lift the rear end up on a plastic milk crate to position the tire back on the rim.<br /><br />What really gets my goat is when the grass is tall and the mower won't start. If I had the money to toss away or was stupid rich, I would go buy a new lawn mower. It's like saying "I am so tired of spending fifty bucks a month on car maintenance, that I am going to buy a new car instead!" ($400 plus car note for five years?)<br /><br />My neighbor Frank is really adept at fixing mowers. In this part of Nashville, Frank is known as the lawn mower man. He finds old and discarded mowers, gets this running and sells them at a reasonable price. In fact we can tell when spring as officially arrived when Frank has a lawn mower for sale in the front yard on Bresslyn Road. Unfortunately Frank didn't have any $350 riding mowers. Ten years ago, I gave up the self-propelled push mower - why walk when one can ride?<br /><br />This weekend, the grass was mighty tall. With Frank’s knowledge and tenacity to get it done, we took apart the carburetor and cleaned it with carb cleaner, air pressure and an $8.00 kit from Chilton’s, a parts supply house. I stunk like gas, my hair got greasy, and I was stressed when the three hours spent in the hot humidity Saturday failed to get the mower running. <br /><br />Sunday, Frank took a air compressor and blew all of the dirt and grime from the aging rubber gas line clogging the free flow of gas. After putting the tiny springs and rubber gaskets back in place, we were in business! The mower started right up, purring like a brand new country cadillac 42" mower should.<br /><br />I am a blessed man – I just cut my front and back yard in three hours on a like new mower that is running perfectly. Frank was quick to mention that I saved myself a thousand bucks (that I didn’t have) by rebuilding the carburetor. Amen to that! and Amen for great neighbors like Frank.Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-17941073375183733642008-07-19T07:20:00.003-05:002008-07-19T07:25:38.254-05:00Cheap Motel?Upon checking into the Courtyard Marriott, I noticed this fine print on the back of the door:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVpp3MVRXo5SzQmhdG35wArlMN_S80lTrKY2Mp1qqCWS1uWPYvZ5YcILPQsKGqHOJh9KxzWtvFnQDDaEGVE559M0ZBlOWBxdaKUiKg8BOu7GgIB9yULV6zVKHSvi_P4Xk9xn0/s1600-h/100_1921.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCVpp3MVRXo5SzQmhdG35wArlMN_S80lTrKY2Mp1qqCWS1uWPYvZ5YcILPQsKGqHOJh9KxzWtvFnQDDaEGVE559M0ZBlOWBxdaKUiKg8BOu7GgIB9yULV6zVKHSvi_P4Xk9xn0/s400/100_1921.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224700034581491314" /></a><br /><br />I figured I saved the company $880 bucks PER NIGHT in expenses.<br />Attaboy, Woo! Looking out for the shareholders and keeping the expenses down.Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-78598163738906852042008-07-03T00:07:00.001-05:002008-07-03T00:09:08.033-05:00Working at it"It may be years until the day <br />My dreams will match up with my pay " - Feist<br /><br /><img src="http://www.weblogcartoons.com/cartoons/famous.gif" alt="cartoon from www.weblogcartoons.com" /><br /><p>Cartoon by <a href="http://www.cartoonchurch.com/blog/">Dave Walker</a>. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at <a href="http://www.weblogcartoons.com/">We Blog Cartoons</a>.</p>Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11387151.post-34608557393226909622008-07-02T23:02:00.004-05:002008-07-02T23:33:34.280-05:00Twitter or thinking out loud in 140 characters or less...A lot of times I think about creating a great post on something I want to say, but I fail to capture in words what I really want to say on this blog. <br /><br />I am so out of the groove, but enjoying the new deluxe groove I'm in with traveling and talking to clients about search engine marketing on behalf of AT&T. I'm in my element (soon to be Honda Element) out and about in the field rather than being behind a desk all day. Since April, I'm been to Lousiville (caught my 1st sinus infection), New Orleans (saw the Ninth Ward), Baton Rouge (great seafood), Memphis (ribs and wings!), Atlanta (three weeks of traffic) and some other cities lined up.<br /><br />When I travel, I gotta watch adding tonnage on my carcass, to make sure I'm smart, healthy and still can fit in my suit and tie outfits. But considering I'm walking a lot visiting business, I get some decent exercise on a daily basis.<br /><br />To the right is my Twitter updates, which is the best I can do in 140 characters or less. If you're not on Twitter, you should be - it's a neat way to follow your friends, pass notes back and forth and find great info to share (like Jim did) such as:<br /><br />Go to Google first<br />Type in “Chuck Norris”<br />Click on “I’m Feeling Lucky”<br /><br />Other than Twittering, I'm thinking about Google and Yahoo! in my sleep, the 4th of July, fireworks, carpentry, gadgets and GearDiary.com, buying Vandy season tickets, the new iPhone and permanently laying off beef (three weeks not counting the 3 rectum rockets from Krystals). <br /><br />Have fun ya'll -Kerry Woohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17519555842802288329noreply@blogger.com0