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The misadventures of a blackman in AZ

Sept 9 2007

first of all let me admit/acknowledge that i am new to this the blog concept, such as maintaining a consistant title when you like it, or using correct grammar (like capitalizing words).

i'll see how this looks when i post it. 

in anycase the misadventures continue for me in Arizona check this out:

Peace of Mind Assisted Living (http://got-peaceofmind.com)

One of my Assisted living Homes is down to two residents out of a capacity for ten.  needless to say this is not good.  what i don't understand is why this is the case.i have a wonderful Assisted Living Home in Chandler, Arizona near Sun Lakes.  the care in this home is great, caregivers love the residents better than family, Chandler is a growing suburd of Phoenix with a pretty good income per capita and Sun Lakes is actually a retirment area.  having no residents makes you wonder if people have stopped getting old.

Longest Yard Concrete (http://got-concrete.com and http://LYConcrete.com)

business is picking up, but i would swear it costs me more to deliver than it does the person to order.  i'm paying people to pour concrete.  the irony is that i see a new ready mix concrete company show up in  the Phoenix, Arizona area almost every week it seems.  there are now over 30 companies in the valley trying to deliver mud. why?!? i don't see how they are making money at this.

more later on http://adultdiapers2u.com and http://theheadphonesite.com...

plus my new venture:  http://10factors.com this is going to be big. 

 

Hey gimme some feedback!! 

 

First Post 

I currently have a few ventures:

Longest Yard Concrete LLC that I started with a friend in 2005 which can be found at LYConcrete.com, Got-Concrete.com, Shortpours.com, or LongestYardConcrete.com .

There is also Peace of Mind Adult Care Homes LLC that began in 2004. The site for this are: PeaceofMindAssistedLiving.com and Got-PeaceofMind.com.

Under my Applied Capital Equipment LLC there are two new and exciting ecommerce companies:

AdultDiapers2U.com and TheHeadphoneSite.com