This is awesome.  It’s like the Lion from Care Bears.

I am in the office in Irvine California right now and an earthquake just occured that lasted about 10 seconds. My wife in Cerritos reported it at about 12 seconds. I will post updates as I receive them.

UPDATE: The earthquake is a 5.6 centered in Chino Hills

UPDATE: The earthquake information can be found here

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/ci14383980.php

Bennigan’s has filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and has closed the doors of the corporate run restaurants in Chicago, New Jersey, Texas, Flordia, Colorado and Virginia. The franchise chains will still remain open.

Bennigan’s was established in 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. It is currently owned and operated by Metromedia Restaurant Group. Franchises exist in 14 countries and 15 territories outside the United States.

I had never been to a Bennigan’s before but as a child in Chicago I did go to their cousin restaurant Ponderosa Steak House. The steaks were delicious and I loved the salad.

Whenever I think about Bennigan’s I remember the SNL clip where Chris Farley plays a woman and Adam Sandler plays the husband who wants to die.

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There is a great article over at BusinessPundit.com about 25 internet startups that bombed miserably.

Here are a few things you can learn from these failures

1. Do not do massive amounts of PR at the start of the business. You over promise and then under deliver.
2. Make sure you have the correct people working together. Companies ares living entities and each person in that company is a supporting organ for the whole body.
3. Do the market research and make sure there are people who will actually use your product. Some time ideas sound great, but when they go to market, nobody wants your product.
4. Expand with the demand. When you blow through millions developing infrastructure without starting with a smaller market, you are preparing to go bankrupt.
5. You are doing business to turn a profit. Sounds simple, yet this is the whole reason for the 90’s dotcom bubble bursting. These companies knew how to spend money, but never made any money. There was no business plan to make a buck, they were just to expand and get more funding.

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My poor Ferrari caught on fire.  Well not mine, but someday.

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Randy Paush has finally died from the cancer that caused him to create this great lecture. He leaves behind a wife and three children. If there is anything that you can learn from him, it is that when you know you are down to the last count, make it matter.

This is the most exclusive credit card in the world. They are hand-made and require professional diamond setters. You have to be invited to receive this card. The acquisition of this card is going on the list of my goals in the next 10 years.

Honey Happy Birthday, I wanted to get you one of these, but I was short 49012940124901941294 dollars.

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When I was young, I was always into electronics. My favorite shows were A-Team, Magyver, and Mission Impossible. These shows captured my interest with all of their hi tech gadgets. I would watch these shows and pull out all of my Legos, Construx, and other toys. I would try to build the gadgets that I saw on TV. This sparked my interest into computers.

My first exposure to computers was in 3rd grade at catholic school. We would program an on screen mouse to move in certain patterns. I was amazed and at this point I was hooked. Later in the year, the teacher gave us grid paper so that we could plot out our drawings before we would enter them into the computer. My drawing was a poster for Mission Impossible with a spy hiding behind a newspaper stand. Knowing that I could enter vectors into a computer and have them display my picture was amazing.

Today our kids are spoiled when it comes to computers. They are cheaper, faster, smaller, quieter, and cooler than when I first started using computers. When my children grow up, I will tell them the stories of cutting myself on hard steel cases and about how having more then one computer in a room was like a sauna and about it taking 1 hour to download 1 image and of course, the 5 1/4″ floppies.

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As a husband, father, and sole provider for the family, you have to sacrifice alot. But when are you sacrificing too much? You have to understand each role and the sacrifice required for each one before you can answer that question.

A father has to make sure that he is spending enough time with his kids. Teaching them right from wrong. Giving them the attention they need. You have to sacrifice your own personal time, your work time, and your time with your spouse.

A husband has to make sure that he is paying enough attention to his wife. He has to pay attention to her needs. He has to try to show her that every day he loves her more even though he is tired from work and stressed out about money. He sacrifices his work time, which in turn increases his stress about money.

A sole provider for a family of four has to balance his work time and his family time. This can get very stressful, especialy during times when the money is less then the bills. His family needs to eat and he knows this, but his family also needs him to be there.

At this time, I have a hard time finding this balance. I know that I need to be there for my family, but I know that I have not reached my potential to provide for them. I do have these million dolllar ideas that are in the process, but I have to find that middle point where I can be a good father and a good husband. I know my family would rather have me there then be rich. I just have that burning inside me that says you can fucking do it.

So to answer my question. When is sacrifice too much? You can never sacrifice too much for your family. If you have to sacrifice your family for money, then it is too much.

Hi. My name is Wayden Enciso and I have had many life experiences that I believe you would find informative and interesting. I am currently a husband and father of two children, but in my past I was part of many sub cultures.

I started a Hacking/Phreaking/Anarchy/Cracking/Virii group at 11 in 1991. I was a courier,member, co chairman, of warez groups in the early 90’s. I was in a street racing crew in the 90’s. My friends and I were in a documentary about competitive arcade gaming called “Bang the Machine”.

Today I am a PHP developer and an entrepreneur. I have million dollar ideas and the only thing stopping me is myself. For me it is succeed or die. I will be a millionaire and if you want to watch and learn my rise up to the top you will subscribe to my feed.