http://www.doomcloud.com Not Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:41:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Each year INC. Magazine creates a list of the fastest growing private companies in the US. In the past they listed the 500 fastest growing, but recently expanded the list to include the fastest growing 5000. The rank is based on the rate of revenue increase for a company over a period of ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=270 First off, I've been busy. Really busy. Not kinda busy. Not sorta busy. Really really busy. However, all this time I've been secretly working on a slew of blog posts. I haven't had the time to write out literary masterpieces for each one, but I've decided they must finally see ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=227 This past Friday Fran and I took Claire to see Disney on Ice (Worlds of Fantasy) at the Energy Solutions Arena. We decided that she needed some alone time with just the two of us, so we left the boys with my parents (we'll take them to a monster truck ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=249 I've been in the retail business a long time. I'm certain that our customer service record is excellent (far above average in our retail field). But no matter how good your service is there are just some people you can't make happy. Consider this customer email: ________________________________________________________________ We are not very happy campers. It's Friday, 15 minutes to 5pm and the ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=246 I'm sure everyone is sick of hearing about my car projects. So here's another one! In past posts I have mentioned various stereo upgrade projects (head unit, amps, sub). But the stereo wasn't complete...until now. I finally replaced my stock speakers (mids & tweeters). Overall, I am extremely happy with the cumulative ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=251 Each February Lehi City puts together a program called the "Celebration of Marriage: Legacy of Love" It's held at Thanksgiving Point and we've been going for a few years. It's proven to be a fun date activity and I always leave having learned something important. We try invite a different group of ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=244 It's true. You've heard right! I have done more stuff to my car. No one cares and I get that. But I care. It's fun for me to post these little enhancements on my blog. And you never know- they might actually help someone who's putting in the same stuff. ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=236 If anyone wonders where I went... November happened and then December came right after it. One word: Retail. The two months leading up to Christmas get nuts. Planning, preparation, exponentially increasing order volumes, emails, phone calls, product reordering, stocking, shipping, holiday emails, nightmare customers. These are the times that I live ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=224 I got locked out of my car about a month ago. That may not seem like a big deal, but it is. When my key fob  is near the car door it automatically unlocks (and when I walk away it locks- very nice).  The car will only start with the key ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=219 It's been another busy month. Busy on the home front (seems like there's something going on every day)  and busy on the work front (I think we've finally settled in, but the business never sleeps). Sometimes I wish I didn't need sleep. And believe me I've tried to get by with ... http://www.doomcloud.com/?p=210