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Sal’s Pizza is the Best

By Ken Savage | Nov 19, 2008

It is the wholesome and fresh product line of our restaurant/takeout and franchise operations that has made Sal’s Pizza a unique and successful quick-server enterprise. The concept for the company originated in Boston’s North End, the renowned enclave of authentic Italian eateries, and where CEO Sal Lupoli did his culinary apprenticeship. This experience was to [...]

Helping a Friend When They Lose Their Job

By Ken Savage | Nov 18, 2008

Knowing what to say and do when a friend loses their job or hits a financial rough spot is a challenge. You want to help, but have no idea where to begin. You also don’t want to stick your foot in your mouth or give bad advice and make the situation worse. Here are some [...]

What Years as a Manager Has Taught Me About Career Advice

By Ken Savage | Nov 16, 2008

As this is the time of year that many people start making their New Year’s resolutions - personal and professional - I thought I’d share some of the best career management tips I know. Some of these I learned from others and some I learned the hard way. In any case, here goes:
#1 Do [...]

Having Trouble Sleeping? Why Not Try A Natural Sleep Aid?

By Ken Savage | Nov 13, 2008

From time to time everyone has trouble sleeping and needs some help naturally. Why should you take your chances with risky, habit forming sleep aids when there are natural sleep aids out there that you can try.
There are tons of things that you can do to ensure that you have healthier sleep habits and utilizing [...]

Get Your Small Business Ranked In the Search Engines With SEO

By Ken Savage | Oct 6, 2008

Let’s start with a commonly misunderstood concept: Search engines don’t rank websites; they rank web pages.
Many people assume if they optimize their website for a number of keywords then all search traffic will go to their homepage. Actually the opposite is true; search engines look for relevant pages, not relevant websites. Search engines don’t just [...]

2008 Popular Halloween Costume Ideas

By Ken Savage | Oct 5, 2008

Halloween is creeping (oooh spooky) up on us pretty quickly so it’s time once again to start thinking about popular Halloween costume ideas.
If you don’t remember last year’s list, let me give you just a taste. It included things such as Rob & Big’s Bobby Light Costume, the diaper wearing astronaut psycho Lisa [...]

Did Steve Jobs Have a Heart Attack?

By Ken Savage | Oct 3, 2008

Apple PR has yet to respond to rumors online and on twitter that Steve Jobs was rushed to the hospital with a heart attack today. With Apple’s recent stock drop and the current state of the financial market right now it doesn’t seem unlikely.

I’m constantly checking the San Jose Mercury, Sunnyvale Sun, Cupertino Courier web [...]

Here’s What I Think About the Bailout of 2008

By Ken Savage | Sep 26, 2008

Now here’s a bail out plan that works!
I’m against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.
Instead, I’m in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in “We Deserve It Dividend”.
To make the math simple, let’s assume there are 200,000,000 bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.
Our population is about 301,000,000 ± counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be [...]

Are Caffeine Energy Drinks Dangerous to Your Health?

By Ken Savage | Sep 24, 2008

Caffeinated energy drinks that promise super alertness and sometimes imply better sports performance should carry labels that specify their amount of caffeine, says a Johns Hopkins University scientist.
Drinks with the highest caffeine content should also warn of potential health dangers, says Roland Griffiths, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School [...]

Oprah Winfrey Celebrates 22th Season with Car Giveaways

By Ken Savage | Sep 14, 2008

Television host Oprah Winfrey had a surprise for the 276 members of her studio audience when she opened the latest season of her daytime talk show on Monday — she gave them all new cars. The $7 million giveaway came courtesy of General Motors, which provided the free Pontiac G6 sports sedans, a new line [...]

Raising the Legal Driving Age in Massachusetts

By Ken Savage | Sep 10, 2008

I remember being 16 and I couldn’t wait to get my Massachusetts driver’s license at 16 and a half years old. Now Massachusetts officials are proposing to raise the legal age for a driver’s license.
It seems everytime I watch the news on tv at night there’s a new report about a teenager crashing and wrecking [...]

My PayPal Debit Card Was Cancelled and I Can’t Get A New One

By Ken Savage | Sep 2, 2008

I normally wouldn’t care, but I really loved using my PayPal debit card. It allowed me to leave my money in my PayPal account for the interest with the money market account portion or take it out at any time wat an ATM and not have to wait for transfers to my bank> It provided [...]

McCain Did NOT Put Country First After Hurricane Katrina

By Ken Savage | Sep 1, 2008

Oh yeah - both Obama and Biden were either co-sponsors of, voted for or drafted Katrina relief or oversight bills. Biden was the sponsor of Senate amendment 1661, which was to provide emergency funding to victims of Katrina. The vote failed 41-56, with McCain voting against it.
As Geiger notes:

Muppet Show to Return to TV After 27 Years

By Ken Savage | Aug 28, 2008

The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film.
In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the Muppets reunite to save their studio with one last variety show.
Should the film go well, it opens up the possibility of a television program, also written [...]

8 Easy Steps to Banish Bad Breath

By Ken Savage | Aug 20, 2008

We’ve all found ourselves chatting with someone whose breath could easily wilt a flower. With more than 90 million people suffering from chronic bad breath (also called halitosis), that’s a lot of wilted flowers. If you (or someone you regularly smooch) has an attack of bad breath that even Altoids won’t fix, try these eight [...]

The Retards in Tropic Thunder Are Under Fire

By Ken Savage | Aug 20, 2008

Calling someone a retard in a big budget Hollywood movie might be funny but was is more retarded is that people want to protest and get the movie shut down because they used the phrase ‘retarded’ in the movie to describe (trust me you just gotta see it) another character.

Now, as we recently learned thanks [...]

Giant Shark Offshore of Boston Massachusetts

By Ken Savage | Aug 19, 2008

Fishing out on Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary on a perfect calm day we saw some action on the horizon and decided to check it out. As we approached we could see the dorsal and tail fin of a large shark.
Typically a basking shark which are very harmless we came very close to observe it [...]

Quommunication Video Wordpress Theme

By Ken Savage | Aug 19, 2008

One of the best video wordpress themes I’ve seen. Quommunication - New Kind of Design Solutions.

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