Dennis's Biz Talk posts

Profile Categories MisDirected?

When I am on my profile and click on any one of the categories there, I end up in Everett, MA where - of course - I don't even show up.

I then have to click on Seattle, then search through the categories to find the one I was wanting to see, click on it, and then I can see where I rank in the category.

Is that how it is suppose to work? I hope not and doubt it.

Dealing with the Negative Effects of Exercise

So here's a question: When you recommend that your clients/patients do exercise, do you talk about overall increase in oxidative stress on their bodies and what they can do to deal with that?

May folks who exercise quite hard on a regular basis have no idea that they are creating massive amounts of free radicals as a result.

What about that? I think it raises all kinds of other interesting questions about the "sustainability" of one's exercise choices. But aside from that, what to do about the increase in free radicals?

Messaging my Network

I just tried messaging some of the folks in my Network. It's a very cool feature and I love it ... I did have little trouble finding people since I remembered their last name before remembering their first - or didn't think to look for their first names.

Anyway, I can see why you did it the way you did it. I guess for spoiled brats it would be nice to sort those by either first or last name:-)

Question for Fitness Professionals

Do you know of a good Gym Ball video that focuses on cardiovascular development?

I know there are some out there, but haven't looked at any.

If you can recommend one please let me know the title, and how puts it out or where I can get it.

Thanks,

DD

Elmers Court School Reunion blog post - irritating

I recently posted an announcement about a reunion of alumni of Elmers Court School. "Elmers Court School" is what it was called when my wife, Helen, attended in the '60s. Now it's the fancy Elmers Court Hotel which is a resort like spot on a very nice location next to the New Forest (when my wife was attending Elmers Court School, she remembers going for walks there when the Blue Bells were in bloom).

Anyway, some of the folks from Elmbers Court have organized their first reunion, I thought it would be nice to put it on our blog so that others might more easily find it.

In doing so I added a link the the site that has the reunion details - the site is called FriendsReunite. The link I added specifically talked about the Elmers Court School Reunion, but alas, today that link doesn't take you to the page talking about the Elmbers Court School Reunion at all: it takes you to the registration page.

That's what I find irritating and I am wondering if you know what can be done to keep that from happening.

Incidently, Elmers Court has an interesting history. During WWII it was where some of the spies for our side hung out. There is a picture of Elmers Court as it looks now on my blog if you want to take a look.

I took the link to the registration page off the post...

BTW, Elmers Court is in Lymington, England. A very nice place with a fabulous B & B run by a nice lady named Dorothy.

If you have any tips on how to keep a link the way you want it, please let me know.

Need Help with Video/DVD stuff

I have some DVDs made by my tai chi teacher in Europe. I've already had someone create copies that will play on my Laptop, but for some reason they don't play on a DVD player, and he doesn't seem to be able to make that happen.

I also have a film in some weird Windows format of family stuff that I need to have put onto a DVD so that it too will play on either a Laptop or a DVD player.

And, I would like to be able to add video clips to my blog that include the "placeholder" photo thingy with the big arrow.

If you or someone you know has a handle on all that and can help I would very much appreciate a contact. In the ideal world, the person with the solution would be:

(1) A Biznik member, (2) Local to me, (3) Attend our Happy Hour event on Wednesday, April 8th, at The ZAB Restaurant in south Everett so that we can meet, tell stories, and get the work started.

Thanks in advance for any help that you can offer.

DD

OFFERED/NEEDED

Offerred (any combination of the following):

Chiropractic assessment (where you are) Chiropractic plan (where you want to be) Chiropractic program (how to get there - including stabiliization exercises) Or... I can review what you are already doing and comment

Tai chi/Qi gong instruction

Fitness assessment (where you are) Fitness plan (where you want to be and why) Fitness program development (how to get there) Or... I can review what you are already doing and comment

Diet & nutrition assessment (where you are) Diet & nutrition plan (where you want to be and why) Diet & nutrition program (how to get there) Or... I can review what you are already doing and comment

Energy Assessment (where you are) Energy plan (where you want to be and why) Energy program development (how to get there) Or... I can review what you are already doing and comment

NEEDED:

Someone to delegate writing projects to (e.g., news releases, producing flyers, etc.

Massage therapy (you can never have too much massage therapy:-)

Someone to delegate website techy tasks to (e.g., fiddle with videos so I can upload them to YouTube, add books to my Recommended Reading List so they are linked to Amazon, etc.

There are probably other things I need, but this will do for a start...

Biznik Groups

I listened to the video and I've heard some of the build of up "Groups."

Now I'm getting invites daily to join groups.

And I've been thinking for many months about what "groups " could mean for me. So this is part of due diligence on my part - making "groups" make some sense to me.

So here are a few questions that might be in other people's minds as well so asking them here might help the cause:

First, in my limited imagination, I've envisioned the value of a "group" that's topical and local to me (in this imaginary scenario, it's a group that I start). That is, many (not all) of the members of this group would be local to me. [And it might be my intention to keep the group "protected," but perhaps change that status later. Can we do that?

Second, given the functions of events and other features, it would be my intention to invite group members with the idea of each contributing by hosting and attending events, writing articles, etc. [This should pose a challenge.]

Third, in the context of group events, offered for a fee, it would only make sense to me to be able to offer these events to people who are not Biznik members - like the public - as well as Biznik members. [Can we do that?]

I apologize if this is all explained somewhere and I just haven't yet come across it yet. I meant to either have conversations or ask about the "group" features but haven't made that happen yet. My first series of thoughts about groups had to do with how we are going to be able to slice and dice the individuals in various groups we belong to an communicate with them en mass. (In the same way that we can communicate with all the attendees of events that we host.)

If the "Group" feature allows us to integrate more activities (including communication activities), and leverage time so that our time and our activities have commercial outcomes I want to get started forming a group:-)

I'm in "Keep Austin Weird" land talking exercise and diet, fitness and nutrition.

Austin, TX where they are proud of their diversity and the guy at the book store asks if you would like him to recycle your receipt.

They throw the word "green" around like they discovered it, and take the whole concept of sustainability as seriously as anywhere I know of.

It certainly doesn't feel that different here, they say "Howdy" when they greet you, and they don't seem to care whether you bothered to iron your shirt: I haven't yet and I don't think I will.

A two hour presentation on exercise and fitness yesterday turned into three hours and a good time was had by all...

Today it's diet and nutrition, that'll be fun. And it hasn't bee hard finding good food here either:-)

DrD

Looking for an event venue in Everett

We need a place for 30-40 people, theatre style seating, with the usual seminar/workshop amenities, near to Everett.

If you can recommend one or someone who would know, please contact me by message, email or phone - or just post to this thread.

Thanks.

New Business Categories

Selecting the "healing arts" category, and then attempting to view the second page doesn't seem to get me to the second page. Neither does clicking on "next." In both cases it seems to take me back to a more general members listing page with a bunch of other stuff on it.

Is that a glitch or an incentive to get on the first page, or both:-)

DD

How to get ink off of Naugahyde

I'd like to know how, since my new adjusting table now has one large nasty mark and several small ones.

I called the company that sold me the table; they couldn't help at all which surprised me.

Someone has suggested Goof Off! Any experience with that?

Any recommendations... other than to be more careful:-)

DD

Short Notice Backpacking Opportunity

I know this is very short notice but I'll throw it out there; if it sounds like fun and can work for you fine.

I'll be leaving Everett early tomorrow morning headed over the North Cascade Highway to Twisp, then up to the Crater Lake trailhead where on Saturday morning early I'll hike to Horsehead Pass (or toward it... I don't really know how long it will take or for sure when I'll get headed that way).

Somewhere up there I'll overnight, and head back down and home Sunday. (Note: It's Wilderness so there won't be any hunters around - or shouldn't be anyway.)

I have room for one in the shotgun seat. Call my cell (509) 429-0518.

Lost Button

I thought there was a button similar to the one on my blog but instead of just leading you to Biznik, it was an invite to join Biznik.

The idea was that someone who landed on my site would click through and join Biznik, and I would get the Biznik mojo for that referral.

Did I dream all that up or did it actually happen? If it happened where do these buttons reside? I want one (because now I have someone savy enough to install it:-)

DD

Looking for a Acupuncturist, know one?

Biznik member Suzie Gonzales is looking for an Acupuncturist who would be interested in working in a Spa in Lake Stevens a couple of days a week.

Please contact her if you can network!

Life Ins as a write-off?

Schedule C sole proprietor....

Yes, or no?

(How sure are you? I already have plenty of people who can guess or offer their thoughts.)

DD

WordPress Blogs, what's the deal?

Anyone else with a WordPress blog having trouble getting paragraph breaks in your posts?

I don't know if it's because I have an Apple computer, whether it has to do with the Theme I am using, or if it's a WordPress issue.

At one point I thought they were in some sort of transition and would work it out soon, but it's been quite a while.

Any ideas?

DD

Would there be any interest?

This past spring I decided to turn a longstanding, if modest, 6-pack into an 8-pack. It took about 6 weeks, and I simply added one exercise that was moderately hard and targeted the lower abs, and deleted a less demanding more or less placeholder exercise I had been doing just to boost the overall reps in my ab workout.

About thirty years ago, after working abs for several years but not getting a 6-pack out of it, I was able to create that 6-pack in 21 days while training with some Navy Seals that had joined our ship for a ride somewhere.

Anyway, I was thinking there might be an interest amongst Biznik members in attending a workshop on ab training.

It could include (1) what would be considered normal ab strength for your age and gender (the tests to determine that could be done); (2) an overview of how people most often sabotage their ab training efforts and either injure themselves or fail to get the results they want; (3) a selection of exercises, beginner, intermediate and advanced and how to do them properly and the considerations for choice of exercise, duration, frequency, intensity and objectives, (4) and a discussion about integration: how to get the most benefit from the least amount of time training. One exercise I started doing several years ago is an advanced ab strengthening exercise, a functiional way to train a tumbling roll, a great way to move all the thoracic spinal joints, a great way to stimulate and massage the muscles along the spine, and a way to train the vestibular mechanism or righting reflexes in the ear (which relates to keeping your balance and not getting dizzy when you fall or roll). A few minutes doing this exercise gets a lot of work done in a hurry.

Anyway, I thought there might be some interest. I could run a workshop in my office here in Everett or somewhere in Seattle if there is a suitable spot. It would run about 1-2 hours and there would be a fee of probably $12.

Let me know what you think.

DD

Network Feature Functionality: Free Refriderator

I just thought I would send a broadcast message to all those in my network. But I can't do that can I? Or can I? If so how?

Oh yeah, the message was going to say that I have a small refridgerator to get rid of if anyone could use one. It's worked fine for many years here in the office but does have to be periodically defrosted (which, I guess, is why I was told to pick up a new one at Lowes this morning). It brown with a decent looking simulated wood pattern on the front.

(So is this a good use of the Network feature - it's the first time I've thought of using it for anything?)

Looking to donate a printer

I had three printers to donate and posted a notice here somewhere. I can 't find the notice but still have one printer to donate to a good home.

It's an HP Deskjet 450. Basically a portable/travel type printer. It isn't used much at all and works like new.

If you could use it send me a message or call me on my cell (509) 429-0518.

Dennis