Check all that apply (vote multiple times to vote for different items) and if you must, cower in a corner until sun up on Saturday morning!

Happy Friday the 13th everybody!   It really is just another day..........or is it?!!! ...................................

Kathy, Your fears are well founded.

Craig, you`ve made a big step by simply admitting your fear of Jasons everywhere. Now let me tell you about our simple 13 step recovery method...

Eric -

Fun post and poll. The term threw me a little at first `cause I`m used to hearing or seeing "Triskaidekaphobia", which is the fear of the number 13.

I voted that I carry on as normal - just as on any other day I`m constantly looking over my shoulder and waiting for the next shoe to drop.

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NOTICE:  Poll is now closed...(as of 10pm CST Friday, November 3rd)

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Attention: This vote is the result of the original thread started by Jeff Sloan titled "Can We Create A Business Together?"
This is the first collective action taken by the group. The point leader is a preliminary and temporary position.

The duties of Point Leader are:

• Organizing a standardized method that contributors will use to pitch a brief, summarized business concept that they would like to submit for vote.
• Collect and compile concept summaries and post them on a thread for the group to review and comment AND set a resonable date for a vote.
• Facilitate the vote for the business concept.
• When the leading business concept is voted through, the Point Leader will facilitate a final vote for the key management positions suited for the leading business concept.
• When each of the managment postions are assumed, the Point Leader`s duties will be fullfilled. As such is the case, the Point Leader will still be eligible for nomination and election to a management position.

Voting starts: 10pm Sunday October 29

Ends : 10pm Friday, November 3

When the vote is final, The elected Point Leader will address the group here, a thread will be established and the collection of business ideas will begin.

Election Speculation in the Nation!

JEN: Well, Jan, it looks like a fair race. Everybody that`s here is everybody that`s where.

JAN: Fair is right. Let`s talk about the leader board. Get on board the PointLeader HooRah! Train.

JEN: It`s the scariest time of the year! Monsters and Elections. Looks like we have a kat, a cutie, and a civilized creature, feature. All`s fair in Love and War and Business as we countdown to the GoTo Person for all our gripes, moans, complaints, protests, and DeservingKisses. Say Hey! Can ya handle it?

JAN: On your Mark! Say, Jen, how `bout that cool kat sittin` back. She`s got lot`s to offer. She said "hey guys, let me offer my Firm as your umbrella, oh, and by the way..."

JEN: She was the first nomination, you know...by somebody who went and changed it to the guy making all the noise. That Firm offer seems lost in the product line she`s selling. My advice is, when in an election, hesitate on the speculation.

JAN: I know this much, with 5 days left there`s a good chance TheOne, will win by narrow margin. Always  happens  the  last  few  days  we  get a  vote of  "not so fast". Cheers to Lady With Big Heart!

JenJan: Go~Kat33~Go!!!!!!!!!!

JEN: Let`s test the rest of the guest list. Let`s do this "guy thing". Now, here`s a late poster who exerted a lot of gutzy `let`s do it rights`, and he gave good explanations. I`m sold on taking the lead by establishing control, as long the right moves are collectively recognized by emerging leaders.

JAN: You`re getting too deep for me. This guy puts his picture right out there, smiles online, and focuses on the structure more than full shelves. That`s the first things first thing I like about him.

JEN: Lighter side then. The funniest election speculation rejection was when E woke up one morning and said the proverbial WHHAAAAAAAATTT!!!!!

JAN: It`s the real reason we`re here. We just couldn`t resist. LOL. Some guy had a great idea and designs on how to do it and just did it. Something like this either get`s you a "are you my leader???" response, or it get`s you confirmed as the "better respect the guy taking charge" person.

JenJan: Guess This Song. "who do you,who do you, who do you, think you are? Ha,Ha,Ha, bless your soul. you really think your in control? Well.... 

JEN: The best reason to vote E, is a no-brainer. 2 out of three nominees said It`s E all the way. So, let`s give due where due is due.

JenJan: Vote ERIC! - vote often. 

JAN: I might just elect to vote the way my daddy votes.

JEN: How`s that?

JAN: With my mighty mighty muscles.

JEN: How`s that?

JAN: There`s a cutie we all know, she`s got the muscles for this show. Introducing someone who, just might have the perfect clue. Check her profile and then send her. She kept them guessing of her gender. I`m not saying she`s a beauty queen, but she`s causing quite a scene.

JEN: Oh...muscles! Do the honors...

JAN: All we know is what we read. Profiles give us the best clue. This lady prompts her readers. She says, ask me how to collaborate, and tells ya how she started a bootstrap site. Then she goes and tells the leading magnet for civility how she hopes to assist in any way possible. Muscles? And brains!

JEN: So, can we say that in a fair election, there is a natural ringer who get`s the popular vote right out front because they are seen as more receptive to the audience?

JAN: Or could it be that E started the poll, and instead of waiting to vote, not wanting to be seen voting for himself, started the peer pressure by voting for another leader and you just can`t do better than a first vote of 100%.

JenJan: Always Vote For Yourself!, in an election.

JEN: Let`s do this.

JAN: Let`s do this.

JenJan: ALL...MIGHTY! MiteyMite! 

JenJan: And so we refrain with anticipation, for the rest of the nation to cry with a loud voice. Who will be the first recognized leader of The SUN Project as Point Leader extraordinaire? Who will dance at the wedding of the elected and the VAs. Who will be in charge of measuring out the rice. Who will Sponsor their first trip to Europe. More importantly, who thinks they all will get over 200 E-mails of congratulations, win or not win?

A ReminderTip: Unless you have to, you don`t have to! Don`t post and repost with OOPS! Just edit. The edit button is a posterchild`s best friend! Did you make a mistake and embarrass yourself? Did you forget to hotlink? Do you wish you could just start over and still accomodate the next guys rant? Go Edit Young Man. Edit all your troubles away.

I`m Jen.

And I`m Jan.

Together You better You bet we can! 

 The Project:  http://www.startupnation.com/pages/community/forum_posts.asp ?TID=2074

JenJan: We`d love to be your Election Speculation Projectionists for upcoming projects. Send a message and we`ll be here to give all candidates an equal dose of reality and humor as they make their case for leadership. Join Jen and Jan for another Candid Date Debate, coming soon to a thread near you. Congratulations to MightyMightyMiteyMite! RedFriday. November 3rd, 2006

Happy Holidays!

Jen: Get the little carrots!

Jan: Get the little potatoes!

JenJan: TarBaby, we know your weakness.....

JenJan:"But I could`ve told you Vincent, this world was not made for one as dutiful as you...Sorry,Sorry Plight."

Starry starry night, paint your palette blue and grey
Look out on a summer`s day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills, sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land

Now I understand what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they did not know how, perhaps they`ll listen now

Starry starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in Vincent`s eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist`s loving hand

Chorus:
For they could not love you, but still your love was true
And when no hope was left in sight, on that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do,
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can`t forget.
Like the stranger that you`ve met, the ragged man in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free
They would not listen they`re not listening still
Perhaps they never will.

Vincent,

Read back a few pages and you`ll see that the Point Leader is just a preliminary position. No independent or final critical decisions will be made by the Point Leader. This is an effort to focus the myriad suggestions into a single understandable report for all to view and then act upon. An information protocol if you will. The Point Leader does not make the decisions about how the things will be done. Rather, the Point Leader gathers us all to the point where we can come to a decision.

I hope that puts to rest some of your concern.

Eric

I am with Steve on this.

This is the time for everybody to write down any concerns, ideas and/or issues, comments and potential suggestions.  So when it is time to voice them, we are all prepared and we will be able to braind storm the different decisions that need to be made. 

I feel that everybody who has indicated interest has every intention that  this program will  be a team effort.  I just ask everybody to be a little flexable with the whole process because there will be so many people involved  and everybody has an opinion. 

If we take our time and give lots of effort  we will be able to make this work.

Mike

No worries here! 

Congratulations Mitey!

Here`s to the first Point Leader for the first Startup Nation Project!

Now................ Let`s  START IT UP!

101 s. Way to GO!!

Ok you know  i`m ready,

whats first??

mike

did you or are you participating within that organization.????

michael t