Mike Merrill – Radio

Conversations by Gary Lacrosse – Ep 101 “Calendars”

Mike Merrill — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:20:55 +0000

Urban Honking Radio is proud to present the debut episode of our new podcast, Conversations by Gary Lacrosse.
Every week Gary Lacrosse selects a timely, societal, and cultural topic while welcoming a special guest for discussions and questions straight from his personal journal. Co-hosts Richard & Andrew help field live telephone call-ins from around the globe.

These things take a couple days to get approved and show up in the iTunes Store. You can subscribe now to Conversations by Gary Lacrosse in iTunes by going to the Advanced menu clicking Subscribe to Podcast and entering: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ConversationsbyGaryLacrosse
Alternatively, it will be in the iTunes Store soon!

SHOW NOTES

Guest: Willow Mccormick, Topic: Power Year
Subject discussed by Richard & Andrew: Does Time Actually Fly (Like a Plane or Bird)
Subject discussed by Richard & Andrew: French Revolution Calendar
Subject discussed by Richard & Andrew: New Astrology
Many callers called in with their calls!

Minisode: MEXICO

Mike Merrill — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:39:38 +0000

MEXICO Minisode! Faster, smaller, and packed with information this minisode covers MEXICO! Be inspired by the richest man in the world, learn about the rising baked foods company that is sweeping the world, and sit back, sip your mezcal, and enjoy the sounds of the future of music from MEXICO!

SHOW NOTES
Music:

Introduction: Los Amparito – Por medio de la lectura
1st Music Break: Los Macuanos – Espectros de Mañana (Guitarras Gruperas)
2nd Music Break: Los Macuanos – El Metralleta
Closing Song: María y José – Kibosé

Item #1: Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, has a nice house.
Item #2: Bimbo, taking over the world of fresh bread and baked foods with their cute little bear.
Item #3: Las cosas que te guste En El Futuro*: MEXICO!
Item #4: Smoking Te Amo cigars, sipping Del Maguey Single Village Chichicapa mezcal, and prognosticating about the future of music from Mexico.
MINISODES! 1/4 the time, but ALL THE FUN!
*Things you will like In The Future

The King of All Media: Episode 6

Mike Merrill — Mon, 03 May 2010 07:30:29 +0000

Mike makes an attempt at the title King of All Media. You will like writing and outsourcing your personal life. The number one movie doesn’t matter and we’re heading for dark times.

SHOW NOTES

Music:

Into: The Joggers – “Back to the Future”
Break #1: Dr No – “The Great Oracle”
Break #2: Toro Y Moi – “Talamak”
Break #3: Rod Lee – “Show Me What You’re Working With” (remix)

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Taking the title KING OF ALL MEDIA: Podcast, UrbanHonking.com, Publishing, PortlandSportsman.com, Adult Entertainment, Business Column, Ultimate Blogger 3, and UrHo Talks.
A new video show. Steve takes it deep. We consider the past, present, and of course, the future.
Things That You Will Like In The Future!
Steve: Riding Writing
Mike: Personal Outsourcing
Smoke Cigars and Prognosticate
Cuban Cigar No. 2: Cohiba Havana – “Smoke better tobacco less often.”
Mike: Avatar will not reign as the No. 1 movie for long.
Steve: Dark times coming. Prepare for the darkness.

The Weakness In Our Value Chain Was The Quality Of Our Core Product: Episode 1

Mike Merrill — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:59:19 +0000

It’s episode 1 and Mike and Steve talk about Domino’s Pizza and the ups and downs of a business who tells the public that their product stinks, inspirational drunk Slovenians, and holidays that we should think twice about before celebrating.

How To Spend A Thursday Night

Mike Merrill — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:38:46 +0000

The Bright History of Tobacco

Mike Merrill — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:28:13 +0000

There are many species of tobacco, which are all encompassed by the plant genus Nicotiana. The word nicotiana (as well as nicotine) was named in honor of Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who in 1559 sent it as a medicine to the court of Catherine de Medici.

The House of Medici was a political dynasty, banking family and later royal house who first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici in the Republic of Florence during the late 14th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of the Tuscan countryside, gradually rising until they were able to found the Medici Bank. The bank was the largest in Europe during the 15th century, seeing the Medici gain political power in Florence.

The Medici Bank was one of the most prosperous and most respected institutions in Europe. There are some estimates that the Medici family were the wealthiest family in Europe for a period of time. From this base, they acquired political power initially in Florence and later in wider Italy and Europe. A notable contribution to the profession of accounting was the improvement of the general ledger system through the development of the double-entry bookkeeping system for tracking credits and debits. This system was first used by accountants working for the Medici family in Florence.

Double-entry bookkeeping has been considered a fundamental innovation and a cornerstone of Capitalism by such thinkers as Werner Sombart and Max Weber, Sombart writing in “Medieval and Modern Commercial Enterprise” that:

“The very concept of capital is derived from this way of looking at things; one can say that capital, as a category, did not exist before double-entry bookkeeping. Capital can be defined as that amount of wealth which is used in making profits and which enters into the accounts.”

(via Wikipedia)