tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755119227791750842007-02-22T10:08:21.022-08:00Miggityhttp://www.miggity.comBlogger91tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-80795489083171971992007-02-22T10:02:00.000-08:002007-02-22T10:08:22.187-08:00had this chinese proverb passed along to me in a "Chain emai" and instead of just forwarding and annoying ppl who may not care to read it - I'll share here...<br /><br /><br />==============================================<br />An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a<br />pole, which she carried across her neck. <br />One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and<br />always delivered a full portion of water, at the end of the long walk<br />from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. <br /><br />For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home<br />only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud<br />of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own<br />imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had<br />been made to do. <br /><br />After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the<br /><br />woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack<br />in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house." <br />The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your<br />side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's because I<br />have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your<br />side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For<br />two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate<br />the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be<br />this beauty to grace the house." <br /><br />*Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we<br />each have that make our lives together so very interesting and<br />rewarding.. You've just got to take each person for what they are and<br />look for the good in them.*<br /><br />SO, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to<br />smell the flowers on your side of the path! <br />===============================================================<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My take- I'll try to look back at this story each time I am discouraged for some lacking in my knowledge or physical attributes - as sometimes what I may think is inferior others see as a strength.........so many times we don't appreciate the cards we're dealt in life - it's all about maxmizing the cards (resources) that we have been issued in life and using that to our advantage to succeed and prosper!<br /><br />appreciate what you have- as other probably do and do not even tell you!<br /><br />MikeMiggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-49903135326160784722007-01-01T22:41:00.000-08:002007-01-21T20:15:33.191-08:00<img src="http://www.miggity.com/myspace/merry_newyears.jpg"><br /><br />posts coming soon...........yea i'm just gonna post these up now so I can access them later on - why? or do you mean - why not? yea, what if someone steals my ideas? ohh i'm scared, i have so many freaking ideas in my head go ahead and take some - doing so will give me another subject to write about - hahaah<br />=====================<br /><br />money isn't everything? B.S.!<br /><br />anti smoking<br /><br />blogging for dollars - no, blogging for a living<br /><br />merry new years!<br /><br />cashew nuts taste diff then other nuts<br /><br />reunions<br /><br />wedding gifts<br /><br />starting a website - starting a blog - starting a fire , there probably isn't anyone reading this right now, but you know what, i'm building a base, kindling like i learned in boy scouts<br /><br />grammar - who cares? as long as it gets the point across<br /><br />inspiration - motivation - what drives a person to excel<br /><br />married with children, basis for my upbringing<br /><br />biggest obstacle, biggest enemy is yoursef - you set your limits, not anyone else, not any excuse. don't give me that bullshit that pisses me off!<br /><br />strength or brains? the scale keeps tipping to the brains as the world changes - red hot chili peppers<br /><br />puppet or puppetteer?<br /><br />my stock tips<br /><br />quantity or quality - guess that depends on the situation - but as far as friends goes - definitely moved to quality from quantity as i've grown older and wiser (wiser - LOL LOL LOL!! wtf) go through different examples - girls/hookups - moved to quality - less headaches and liabilities (i.e. avoid crank calls and calls from montel williams/ricki lake long lost baby daddy episodes)<br /><br />is succeeding really just the inverse of not screwing up? do your homework, go to work on time, pay your taxes, go to family events....blah blahMiggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-52246912416609688412007-01-21T20:09:00.000-08:002007-01-21T20:10:46.950-08:00excerpt from my roommate Andrew Moran's AOL Instant Messenger's away message:<br />==============================<br />in the recycling bin:<br />28 budweiser cans<br />8 coors cans<br />3 22oz heinkens<br />1 liter of beam<br />750 of voyant liquor<br />1 bottle of wine<br />1 pint of E and J VSOP<br />3 cans of beans<br />1 can of peanuts <br />1 jar of cocktail olives<br />1 bottle of franks red hot<br />1 bottle of nyquil<br />==============================<br /><br /><br />yea, i guess that pretty much sums up our weekend......oh the joy of sunday nights....<br /><br /><br />thought I would share this beautiful information.Miggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-31533217770303024982007-01-19T18:37:00.000-08:002007-01-19T18:37:42.491-08:00Most times was robbed – tie Rob 1, Piotr 1<br /><br />Most Bar tabs opened – Mike 15 (estimate)<br /><br />Most times scared people away with a vampire staredown at a club – Piotr 5 (estimate)<br /><br />Most times not present to sign credit card bill – Mike 2<br /><br />Most types of id in shoes at one time – Rob 3 (license/passport/badge)<br /><br />Most times caught in bathroom stall with another man – Rob 1<br /><br />Most fights almost started – Piotr 2 (+1 with bachlorettes future husbands’ sister)<br /><br />Most fights almost started with bouncers – Rob 1<br /><br />Most times walked up and down avenida de revolucion – Piotr 5<br /><br />Most times searched by Tijuana police – Piotr 2<br /><br />Most California burritos – stopped counting because I was enjoying my California burrito<br /><br />Most fish tacos – distracted by miss Idaho – lost count<br /><br />Most shots taken – too many to count<br /><br />Most popular shot – jager<br /><br />Most popular drink – red bull and vodka<br /><br />Most popular beer – bud light<br /><br />Hottest piece of …– lady in la jolla<br /><br /> <br /><br />Most often confused for<br /><br /> Rob – Marine<br /><br /> Piotr – Vampire<br /><br /> Mike – construction worker/stripper<br /><br /> <br /><br />Can you boys think of anything else…Miggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-55494630074790664552007-01-13T20:00:00.000-08:002007-01-13T20:25:01.005-08:00In San Diego w/ Piotr & Robo watching some football - not much time to write, on a shady wireless connection:<br /><br />==========<br />Memorable quotes:<br /><br />"did I eat peanuts last night?" - Piotr - "why is there bacon in my bed?"<br /><br />{speaking of how alcohol tolerance has gone down} "well....I guess I do drink every day" - Mike<br /><br />"where you guys staying?" {budget inn} - music stops at nightclub<br /><br />fish tacos<br /><br />miss idaho<br /><br />"left my card can you get" {incoherent text from mike to robo & piotr...but robo's phone was on the hotel table, good thing they realized it was my credit card left at the bar}<br />...<br />......<br />.........15 min later a phone call to mike - "Mike thanks for breakfast" - some chick on piotr's phone to mike - when Mike is at the damn hotel!! WTF<br /><br />YOU A MARINE???? - you done pissing yet? Robo's cross stream experience<br /><br />"could give u a bitemark?" ........"no marks - her girlfriend would get mad"<br /><br />"that guy over there is sleeping at the wheel" piotr to taxi driver (after pissing him off) "cab drivers are the best, don't you think......" {awkward silence}<br /><br />hot and cold milkshake<br /><br />"get off my brother's wife!!!!!!!!!" bachelorette's brother's sister screaming at Piotr railing the bachelorette from the back on the dancefloor like a pornstar<br /><br />{after dropping $200 on drinks and diner} "are you married?" "yes"<br /><br /><br />ever screw a girl with a skin disease?<br /><br />inga & eva - ena/inga/whateva<br /><br />"watch out for tranny's in tijuana" Angelina<br /><br />Piotr as a vampire in a nightclub at 2am - who is that freaking weirdo up against the poll - oh yea, thats piotr<br /><br />"it's not right to grope another man's wife" - man on street of downtown san diego to Piotr<br /><br />"i'm soo drunk" text Piotr sent to robo's girl from Robo's cellMiggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-62777643895262506562006-12-29T05:53:00.000-08:002007-01-01T22:45:50.321-08:00hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season - I'm going to my friend's NYE party @ Caverna Lounge in LES (lower east side!) - see below - will be a good time and I know how everyone waits till last min and we have some tkts still - so reply and let me know if interested asap!<br />===================<br /><br /><br />The "Kiss Me, It's New Year's" Party<br />Location: La Caverna<br />124 Rivington St., New York, NY<br />When: Sunday, December 31, 10:00pm<br />Cost: $140 per person<br /><br />The place:La Caverna - <a href="http://www.lacavernanyc.com/">http://www.lacavernanyc.com/</a> 122-124 Rivington - b/w Essex and Norfolk (basically 2 blocks below Houston at Ave A for those uptowners)<br /><br />Cost:- $140 per person from Sat, 12/23 to Fri, 12/29- $160 per person at the door<br /><br />Details:- 10p-2a, 4 hour top shelf open bar, hors d'oeuvres, champagne toast at midnight- There will be a DJ spinning all of our fav beats with a dance floor to grind the night away on...- The bar has hookahs if you are interested...- LIMITED TICKETS! We are renting out the entire bar (which can fit 250+ people), so no worries about lines or not being able to get a drink...which also means, get your tickets now before they run out!!!<br /><br />Dress Code:Men - Suits (jacket/dress pants minimum)Women - Dresses or Equivalent(There will be a coat check available)<br /><br />Payments:We need to collect everyone's payments in advance. There is an option to pay with paypal on this page which is easy and immediate. If you would rather pay by check or cash, please email Ohio to sort it out.<br /><br />This will finally be a New Years to remember with close friends, plenty of drinks, dancing, and fun, fun, fun...<br /><br />Looking forward to bringing in 2007 with all of you!<br /><br />And don't forget to...Kiss Me, It's New Year's!!!<br /><br />Cheers,Miggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-51943226633142185152006-12-25T16:45:00.000-08:002006-12-25T16:57:26.900-08:00well since I'm stuck here waiting for my delayed flight in West Palm Beach Airport heading back to NYC, may as well utilize their complimentary wireless internet.....<br /><br />Well the 2006 holiday season is coming to an end. I think this year has been one of the more defining years of my life - and definitely my career.....yet i still do not find any true single focus....<br /><br />I love the internet - the potential it has to influence so many people on a whim, allow niches to flourish, and businesses to grow. This year has definitely been a good year for the good ol' net.<br /><br />I've been riding a great wave with <a href="http://www.newyorkbarstore.com">NewYorkBarStore.com</a> as business has been booming there - but not without hours of work from Andrew, myself, and now my dad - as well as the first half efforts from George. i'm thankful for the strategic decisions we've made, our warehouse has been superb (minus the few headaches, but thats inevitable) and our backend tech has been great at doing what we thought it would - routing multiple sales channels - but the financing and accounting really remains the biggest hinderance. i'm sure we'll find a way, we are working with an awesome quickbooks Guru - Alicia Fleri - so not all hope is lost.<br /><br />Deutsche Bank has been a fun year - my coworkers are hilarious - we all seem to find way of entertaining one another, and each day theres a good story and a hangover .....haha - tons of action and I'm learning how to work with women, as somehow in an investment bank I'm completely surrounded by them - with the exception of the Irish superstar Brian Sharkey.<br /><br />Then there is the personal stock trading - couple roller coaster rides but the second half of the year I really took it home, man, I'm riding high.....<br /><br />And family is well - mother survived cancer surgery and ate a TON at christmas dinner -looks happier then ever in Florida - so does dad, the uncles, and nana. So that made me happy leaving today, the family is together again and happy....except sister Jocelyn - stuck in north dakota in the air force - what is going on there.......i hope she makes it...<br /><br />well this damn plane is boarding - merry christmas to all - and let this next week be one of thankfulness and reflection - I'm very excited for 2007 - I have a few plans...<br /><br />MikeMiggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-61378518377893082772006-12-23T10:52:00.000-08:002006-12-23T10:55:17.204-08:00Working with Amazon Affiliates - they have this new program called aStore - which is a fully capable ecommerce storefront that fully integrates with ones website.<br /><br />Still adding products and categories, but really excited about this one - as Amazon has limitless amounts of products & we simply cherry pick those we like the most - and hopefully you agree &amp; can also find cooler products faster!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miggity.com/store/">miggity store</a><br /><br />Check it out and let us know what you think!<br /><br />MikeMiggityhttp://www.miggity.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275511922779175084.post-4924724083435925882006-12-05T13:08:00.000-08:002006-12-05T19:16:44.687-08:00Miggity.com - born on Monday, Decmber 4th, 2006 had just created a blog - watch out here I come<br /><br /><br />Mike MicheliniMiggityhttp://www.miggity.com