It has arrived. July 2, 2008
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The Domain Columnist Blog is officially open, which means that this blog is officially RETIRED. Henceforth I shall be known as the “Domain Columnist” and the “unemployed alcoholic” blog shall be referred to as the “legacy blog”
Dear Readers: Kindly, update your bookmarks and look for me to begin posting on the new blog in the coming weeks. Of course, it will take a few days to get started… pick the right theme, install the right plugins, create a page structure, etc. But I expect the blog to be fully operational in a few days’ time. I am really looking forward to covering the industry, important news and developments, and business strategies with a strong focus on domaining, web development, and internet marketing in general. This is a very dynamic, and fast-changing industry, and with the introduction of the DOMAIN COLUMNIST blog, I expect it to become a premier industry news and information resource, with quality content and original commentary.
Talk soon!
Should the government regulate the internet? (read: How much should the government regulate the internet?) June 22, 2008
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Let *THIS* be my last blog post… something to think about.
Lots of people (49%) seem to think that the government has a duty to police the digital universe, according to Rasmussen Reports (a story I “dugg” today)… The article is filled with other insightful statistics about internet usage and regulation. I’ll leave the analysis up to you.
The U.S. government already *IS* regulating the net, to a large extent. Many of you probably remember a situation where a domainer had various domains disabled by order of the government because they were pointing to sites advertising travel to Cuba. The guy wasn’t a U.S. resident, nor was he marketing to U.S. consumers. He did make the mistake of registering his names with U.S.-based registrars though (it was Enom, to my best recollection…), and our relations with Cuba are still “so-so” , to say the least.
More regulation on the way? Perhaps the Snowe Bill push was a prelude to that. Historically, a country has rarely gotten any “freer” after it established a federal government, save for revolutions and other such cataclysmic events. Deregulation rarely follows the establishment of a central government. Is China a potential counterexample to that trend? Time will tell.
What all this means for domainers, who knows anymore… too many moving parts and variables to venture any long-term guesses… as the wise man says, hope for the best, plan for the worst.
ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, ENJOY THE INSPIRATION:
This is a public service announcement. June 22, 2008
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This week’s focus of MY attention… May 27, 2008
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I will be dwelling on the concept of “concenrated effort” this week. Don’t ask, this is just a note to self… Random thought: Is it healthy to think of life as an RPG? Is it worth spending weeks or months power-leveling your skills such as speaking, writing, coding, etc? In many RPGs if you concentrate your effort and attention on certain skills with specific goals and standards, you seem to reach your goals faster. Is this true of life as well? Are you better off being totally focused on certain aspects of life or business for brief periods or is it better to keep switching between tasks frequently?
In other news… DNXpert’s Domain Blogging Contest is in full swing… Lots of prizes ($9k worth!) to be given away, and lots of aspiring domain bloggers gunning for them. I do hope I win something! Also, it’s not too late to sign up and enter, since DNXpert keeps track of all tasks assigned to be completed on the original contest post. Not only is this great for promoting our industry in the blogosphere, but you are also getting the name of YOUR own blog out there as you complete the tasks, and especially if you end up winning something!
Your purpose? My purpose… May 19, 2008
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What am I best at? What is my one unique specialty? What was I sent here to do? To tell you the truth, I ask myself these questions every day. They are WORTH asking yourself every single day, until one day, you may finally discover that one thing, the one unique passion, your true purpose in life. The day you do will have to be the biggest turning point in your life, as you will have a profound sense of clarity about your future journey, as well as your ultimate destination. Once this happens… well, you know the drill… focus on your core competency, outsource everything else 
… best wishes.
The true value of perseverance May 19, 2008
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“Those Who Stay Will Be Champions”
Bo Schembechler, Michigan Football Coach
Let go of your need for immediate gratification. When taking up a new career path, a new sport, a new relationship, starting a new business, any activity really, do not expect success to come in the first few days, weeks, months, maybe years even. Sometimes it may, and if it does, be happy about it. And when it doesn’t… well, just make sure that whatever it is you are doing is enjoyable to you, to make sure that you can in fact enjoy the journey, even if the ideal destination you have in mind will not be reached for a long time, if it is ever reached at all. How long do you actually HAVE to stay for… well, Bo never made that very clear. However, if you are willing to give it your all, and stay for however long it takes, even if it takes the entirety of your life, you are probably doing something that you love, something that’s worth doing for YOU, and something you are probably pretty good at.
Stay on your path, pursue it with passion, and good luck to you.
Places I might want to live after I graduate college March 17, 2008
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My goal to retire after graduation and become a traveling scholar / wandering sage still stands. I do want a place or two in the world that I could call home and always come back to though… Examples:
Worthy goal: Retire by graduation. March 9, 2008
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I will probably want to work in the financial sector or the consulting industry anyway, but I want to have enough assets and passive or semi-passive income from my private business ventures to have the option of just taking off, becoming a traveling scholar, and spending my time by exploring the world, reading books about whatever I want, and maybe doing some writing. I graduate in April 2009. Wish me luck 
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