I’ve noticed that the meds I’m on and the pain I’m in have been making me sleep more and procrastinate more. So, I haven’t really felt up to posting very often. So, today I’m going to begin making more of an effort to stay on top of things. I guess we’ll see how that goes! lol.
Today, I am going to the Technology Association of Georgia “New Business Launch 2008″ reception in Atlanta. This is a reception for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and business owners in the high technology arena.
The purpose of this reception is for people to mingle and meet each other prior to the contest in April whereby semi-finalists will be chosen. The contest is geared towards finding undiscovered business ideas that could bring more jobs and revenue into Georgia. I have submitted my proof-of-concept search engine, Neobus, which is unique in its ranking algorithm, proprietary crawler, and perhaps most notably by its use of website thumbnails -provided by my website thumbnail generator, ShrinkTheWeb.
I feel that Google is still the preferred search engine only by way of “brainwashing” and “propaganda.” I see an opportunity for someone to clean up Google’s mess and provide good results like Google once did back in their first few years. My first round submission was accepted and I will have to submit more details by April 15th to see if I am chosen to be a semi-finalist.
In different news, I am still getting lots of harassing phone calls from DriveTime –even after I have called them back. The next day, they will call again and say that it is “urgent” that I return their call. How lame is that? I simply stopped responding to them. They obviously don’t update their system when I keep in touch with them, so why bother? I just hope they don’t have a tracking device on the car I bought from them, because I need it for just a short while longer. Plus, I’m hoping I can eek out enough savings each month to repay me for the recent $1,250 maintenance bill for maintenance I was promised had already been done. They won’t make good on their promise willingly, so I figure that I will help them make good on it. 
I am still putting the word out for a good lawyer to help me with my unpaid Progressive uninsured motorist claim. So, if anyone has any recommendations, I’m all ears. I just want some general advice on what I should ask for in regards to my initial letter to them and then some future advice on how to proceed if they do not settle immediately.
I think that’s it for now…
Ciao!
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