Ok, so I know that I'm over a week late with this analysis, but I've been busy (a.k.a. lazy) the last couple of weeks. If you follow the NFL then you know that the Jets are notorious for trash talking there opponents before the upcoming game. However, in the week leading up to the AFC championship game against Pittsburgh the tone of the Jets was altered. It was replaced by a complimentary attitude towards the Steelers, and this led to there demise.
At the end of the Divisional round game against the Patriots, the Jets linebacker, Bart Scott, gave an emotional interview to Sal Palantonio of ESPN. When Sal said to Bart, "I'll see you next week in Pittsburgh." Bart Scott replied, "Can't Wait!" We now know that the Jets could wait.
Instead of feeding off of the passion that Bart displayed at the end of the Jets/Patriots game, the Jets organization turned the "Can't Wait!" into a laughing matter. They worked it into press conferences, and even let Sal create a piece around it for ESPN. All of a sudden, you have an emotional charged team, full of passion and looking for blood, turned into a bunch of guys cracking jokes about "Can't Wait!" Add in the new found respectful attitude they have for the Steelers, and you get a recipe for disaster.
The Jets came out in the game flat, and the Steelers drove down the field, 4 yards at a time, taking up most of the first quarter. The drive ended with a touchdown. In the game against the Patriots, the Jets came out looking for blood, they said they hated those guys and it showed on the field. All they wanted to do was hit a Patriot, and hit them hard. Against the Steelers, it looked like they were to worried about respecting them, and they didn't want to hit them. It was almost as if the Jets were afraid of the Steelers.
Only the Jets know if they psyched themselves out mentally with the way they talked about the game before hand, but the way they came out and played it was clear that they did.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Office Romance
I've always heard the stigma that you shouldn't date someone that you work with. I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with this, but I can tell you that I've followed this rule so far in my life. Most work places have some language in the employee's manual that is kept in HR, but those are usually vague and are added to protect the company in case things turn ugly. Usually the HR employee manuals say that you can't date your boss or someone that has influence over your future in the company, and if for some reason you do it has to be reported so that person can't be involved in the decision making pertaining to your future. However, they don't usually say that you can't date someone that is of equal level and in a different department, but it is frowned upon.
The problem I have with all of this is, we spend most of our time awake at the office each week. If we're going out each night looking for someone then we probably won't be performing our best in the office, and probably won't be employed much longer. I've heard lots of stories of people who met at work and began dating. Most of the time it has worked out, and one of the people in the relationship leave the company and take another job. But what if they stay at the same company and get married. Do they drive to work together? What if they keep different working hours, or one has a deadline. It does seem silly for them to drive separately from the same place to the same place, but then you have to wonder if they are spending to much time together. If you marry someone you work with, it seems likely that you'll never have time away from each other.
I'm not saying that spending time with the person you're dating/married to is a bad thing. I just think that all solid relationships require some personal time. We are built as individuals, and we yearn for companionship. However, to much companionship can be a bad thing. I'm all for the union of marriage, and having a family, but you also need some time of your own to reflect about what is going on in your life.
After saying all of this it seems that I'm not big on dating inside the company, or as some people call it "shitting where you eat." But I will never say never, you just don't know who is going to start tomorrow. He/she could be the person of your dreams, and if that is the case then I don't know how you don't at least attempt to make it work.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
The problem I have with all of this is, we spend most of our time awake at the office each week. If we're going out each night looking for someone then we probably won't be performing our best in the office, and probably won't be employed much longer. I've heard lots of stories of people who met at work and began dating. Most of the time it has worked out, and one of the people in the relationship leave the company and take another job. But what if they stay at the same company and get married. Do they drive to work together? What if they keep different working hours, or one has a deadline. It does seem silly for them to drive separately from the same place to the same place, but then you have to wonder if they are spending to much time together. If you marry someone you work with, it seems likely that you'll never have time away from each other.
I'm not saying that spending time with the person you're dating/married to is a bad thing. I just think that all solid relationships require some personal time. We are built as individuals, and we yearn for companionship. However, to much companionship can be a bad thing. I'm all for the union of marriage, and having a family, but you also need some time of your own to reflect about what is going on in your life.
After saying all of this it seems that I'm not big on dating inside the company, or as some people call it "shitting where you eat." But I will never say never, you just don't know who is going to start tomorrow. He/she could be the person of your dreams, and if that is the case then I don't know how you don't at least attempt to make it work.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Instant Millionaire's
It seems like everybody is talking about the obsessively large mega millions jackpot tonight, myself included. I don't usually play the lottery, but like most Americans, when the jackpot gets over $200 million I start buying tickets. Today's jackpot was most recently increased to $355 million, an astounding sum. The thought of being a hundred millionaire overnight is mind numbing. It's easy to fantasize about what you can do when money doesn't matter. You always hear the horror stories about lottery winners going bankrupt, but those are the only ones you hear about. The winners that are smart with the winnings kind of fade into the sunset, never to be heard of again.
You should be able to spend some of the money though. You'll need to splurge, you have to get it out of your system. In my opinion, you should take 10% of the winning and just go buy shit. It can be boats, houses, cars, a new wardrobe, or whatever your heart desires.
Before you spend the money though, you'll need to hire a good money manager, preferably with a reputed company so you don't have to worry about embezzlement. Have the money manager place 25% of the winning's in stocks and bonds to insure that you're well taken care of into the future. He can also ensure that the 10% you're spending on whatever you want is readily available. The next major step is eliminating all of your current debt, but I don't see that taking up much of hundreds of millions of dollars.
That only accounts for 35% of the winnings, what will you do with the other 65%? A friendly gesture would be to donate a large portion to charity, and I agree with this. However, I don't think you should just give it to a specific charity, I would recommend starting your own non-profit charitable foundation. This would be beneficial for a tax purpose for years down the road.
I would also create a for-profit corporation, and then use that company to invest in other potential business ventures. I'm lucky on this part, I have a lot of highly qualified friends that have a broad range of expertise and are highly qualified to run their own business. This is also another potential source of future income to go along with the capital gains from the stocks and bonds that were purchased. Also, if you start a business it will need building to operate out of, so this leads to the investment in land and commercial property.
Finally, have your money manager put you on a bi-weekly allowance, like a pay check. It's not like you'll need to make any large purchases (that's what you blew the 10% on), but enough to take care of your day to day expenses.
And just like that the money is gone!
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
You should be able to spend some of the money though. You'll need to splurge, you have to get it out of your system. In my opinion, you should take 10% of the winning and just go buy shit. It can be boats, houses, cars, a new wardrobe, or whatever your heart desires.
Before you spend the money though, you'll need to hire a good money manager, preferably with a reputed company so you don't have to worry about embezzlement. Have the money manager place 25% of the winning's in stocks and bonds to insure that you're well taken care of into the future. He can also ensure that the 10% you're spending on whatever you want is readily available. The next major step is eliminating all of your current debt, but I don't see that taking up much of hundreds of millions of dollars.
That only accounts for 35% of the winnings, what will you do with the other 65%? A friendly gesture would be to donate a large portion to charity, and I agree with this. However, I don't think you should just give it to a specific charity, I would recommend starting your own non-profit charitable foundation. This would be beneficial for a tax purpose for years down the road.
I would also create a for-profit corporation, and then use that company to invest in other potential business ventures. I'm lucky on this part, I have a lot of highly qualified friends that have a broad range of expertise and are highly qualified to run their own business. This is also another potential source of future income to go along with the capital gains from the stocks and bonds that were purchased. Also, if you start a business it will need building to operate out of, so this leads to the investment in land and commercial property.
Finally, have your money manager put you on a bi-weekly allowance, like a pay check. It's not like you'll need to make any large purchases (that's what you blew the 10% on), but enough to take care of your day to day expenses.
And just like that the money is gone!
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
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