Thursday

Hey to all.

This will be another fairly short entry. Games are back on.

For all those interested, the Criterium Financial hats are in! And they're cool.

There were a couple of stories in the DM Register this AM about text messaging businesses. The one in Iowa City was basically a student alert for drink specials at the bars. It is run by a couple of business students who have some support from the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory that is housed in the Pappajohn building. Mary? I know IU students need to get more info on cheap, easy alcohol access.

The other operation is in DM and has a somewhat broader business purpose although it sounds like it's customers are also bar related. They use text messaging and other mobile technology to advise customers about events and to do other advertising. I guess that at some point we will all have wireless devices for all business and entertainment uses. Star Trek is here.

There was also a story in one of today's papers about minimalist living concepts. I'm not out there advocating that everyone has to eat off of paper plates (and re-use the ones that really don't get dirty!), but the world does get a bit obsessed with style. We all conform to the facts at hand when our conveniences are rendered useless. Think power outage. Or being standed in the sticks when your car breaks down. How many chick flicks have that scenario as a starting point? It also becomes a bit of a way of life for the aging. I don't consider myself a minimalist, but I don't need a lot. Which is good.

So be careful out there. Good luck to the college girls (including the grad student). And the artist.