My name is Chuka and this tumble blog is based on the randomness of my life. Tumblr (3.0; @chuka)http://chuka.tumblr.com/<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktnft9Wk911qz4c4mo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. The city sold the property, which cost $55.7 million to build, for $583,000 on Wednesday. (via <a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/11/18/new-tale-of-detroits-woe-silverdome-sold-for-583000/">New tale of Detroit’s woe: Pontiac Silverdome sold for $583,000 | csmonitor.com</a>)</p> <p>What!!! I am in disbelief. What!</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/256542770http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/256542770Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:12:44 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktcz4lpbEu1qz4c4mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>These punks keep telling me that my card has benefits, while also trying to raise my interest rate. Dont touch the interest rate, you can keep your benefits!!!</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/249630482http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/249630482Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:36:21 -0500“Proverbs 18.”http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/239109360http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/239109360Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:04 -0500“<p>Fear: “I’m going to lose because someone else is going to beat me to market (or is already there).”
 </p> <p>Truth: In business, there can be lots of winners in any niche. Look at how many shoe makers, Italian restaurants, and furniture manufacturers succeed. You can do well in a crowded field as long as you’re doing something that sets you apart from the pack. It can be price, style, substance, personality, positioning, or storytelling. There are tons of ways to establish your company as unique. Don’t obsess over being first-to-market either. Successful businesses show up to the party late all the time. Google wasn’t the first search engine. VHS toppled Betamax even though it was later to market. There are plenty of things that are more important than being first.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2008-the-first-to-market-myth">The first-to-market myth - (37signals)</a></em>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/238207009http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/238207009Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:03:41 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksgt96Ndfn1qzog77o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://littlemiss.tumblr.com/">littlemiss</a>)</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/235074773http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/235074773Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40:25 -0500Stephen: dude, i went to ball last night. ran for 3 hours. i can't move<br /> Stephen: i couldn't breathe last night and i was all wobbly<br /> Me: lol. keep practicing. u will be our secret weapon<br /> Stephen: if i can move. i might be done for the weekhttp://chuka.tumblr.com/post/235071610http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/235071610Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36:21 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kskiap7zx71qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/22/half-a-trillion-dollars-to-build-huge-desertec-plan/">Half a Trillion Dollars to Build Huge Desertec Plan? : CleanTechnica</a></p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/232549180http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/232549180Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:39:59 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksb7jlYJY91qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE!</p> <p>Afuru ngi na anya (I love you).</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/227608419http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/227608419Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:20 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksb140Sxmv1qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.billshrink.com/blog/total-cost-of-ownership-motorola-droid-versus-iphone-3gs-versus-palm-pre/#more-6015">Total Cost of Ownership: Motorola Droid vs iPhone 3GS vs Palm Pre vs MyTouch 3G</a></p> <p>We are owned by our smart phones!</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/227482187http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/227482187Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:50:23 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/amwwbCKj3Ss&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/amwwbCKj3Ss&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>J Martins - Cool Temper Video (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/NaijaMusicGroup">NaijaMusicGroup</a>)<br/><br/>Food dey sweet but GOD sweet pass!!!</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/215823434http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/215823434Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:28:30 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dX1jARkXmTA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dX1jARkXmTA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Lade (Djinee) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/ucheaa">ucheaa</a>)</p> <p>Dis one touch me for body.I dey rock with the music ….too sweet , bros de walker de go  …lol.</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/215781387http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/215781387Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:21:07 -0400<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krl781qMrv1qz4c4mo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mybanktracker.com/">Informative Banking / Finance website.</a></p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/214338847http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/214338847Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:49 -0400“<p>Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976. He was pushed out in in May 1985 when the company was valued at about $2.2B. He returned in 1996 when Apple was worth $3B. Today it is worth $169B. Jobs famously micromanages every product detail and like Akio makes decisions based on intuitions.</p> <p>Bill Gates was the co-founder and CEO of Microsoft, building it to an astounding $470B market cap. Under him, Microsoft had multiple acts, among them: DOS, Windows, Office, and enterprise server software. Since Steve Ballmer became CEO, the company’s value has declined to $223B. I’m sure Steve Ballmer is a smart and passionate guy, but he’s no superman.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.npost.com/2009/10/15/man-and-superman/">Man and superman | Igniting Startups - nPost</a></em>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/214228019http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/214228019Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:25 -0400“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible.”<br/><br/> - <em>Cherie Carter-Scott</em>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/213510976http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/213510976Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:07:49 -0400<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krgigkdLtN1qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.springwise.com/style_design/kymera/">Wave the magic wand to flip to the next channel - Springwise</a></p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/211993122http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/211993122Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:19:30 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr0u0tx7rZ1qz4c4mo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm627282688/tt0088944">Commando</a></p> <p>Incidentally my wife and I both grew up with this movie. She swears shes watched it more than I did. A classic.</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/204732473http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/204732473Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:07:00 -0400<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqz049ODTd1qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://pluginconversions.com/index.html">Plug-In Home</a></p> <p>If I had one.</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/203873454http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/203873454Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:24:08 -0400<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqyzsvNUok1qz4c4mo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.hstintl.com/index.php?menu=1&submenu=15">HST Automotive LLC</a></p> <p>Interesting.</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/203868717http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/203868717Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:17:19 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqrn9m5ZgP1qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thanks to Stephen von Worley at Weather Sealed, we now have a pretty decent visual of how fast food chain McDonald’s dominates our country. Worley mapped the 13,000 locations of McDonald’s across the lower 48 states — presenting a beautiful, but depressing look at the density of the Mickey D’s empire. (via <a href="http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=3929">The Green Picture: How Far Away Is The Nearest McDonald’s? » GroovyGreen.com – Start Today :: Save Tomorrow</a></p> <p>)</p> <p>Wow!</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/200650260http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/200650260Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:03:21 -0400<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqjrm81HVV1qz4c4mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The automated air pump from Sheetz is pretty cool. Has a digital display. Plus it’s FREE.</p>http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/196899071http://chuka.tumblr.com/post/196899071Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:56:37 -0400