http://www.oxzys.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:47:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So we have a few drawings, but now what? We decided to turn to the Nevada Small Business Development Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. The director is Rod Jorgensen, whom we've worked with on several projects and who loves gag gifts to give or receive. Unbeknown to us until ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/713 So we have the basic concept of Ox-Zy's in our minds, but now it's time to put it on paper. To find a person who is an artist is easier said than done. But finally we were blessed to find Celestia Ward, who is a caricaturist in Las Vegas. She's perfect ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/708 Time to eat. More about our artist, Celestia Ward, next time. As the holidays come to an end and a new year begins, it's time to reflect on all the food that we consumed during the last month. Since our former life was in the restaurant business and since Pat is ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/690 After Pat uttered that infamous word, "oxymoron", we were off and running...or so we thought. After a lot of discussion as to what we could do, we first had to clarify two things. What IS an oxymoron? And can you build a viable business around this odd sounding word? Off we headed ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/625 Pat says that I'm long-winded and that I talk too much... so this should put you to sleep. In the beginning, the heavens and earth were created...blah, blah, blah. You know the story, so let's just hit the high points. Adam & Eve. Noah built a big boat. Columbus had the Nina, the Pinta ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/598  As my Mum always said..."You came for lunch (born at 1pm) and have been eating ever since!" Don't worry, I won't go back that far. But it's a fair statement to my many years in the food industry...working for a wholesale grocer, bartending, and owning my own restaurant. So I'm ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/65 Well, here we go...1 o'clock, March 31, 2009...my blog begins.  According to my "IT guy" Ben, it would be easy. Then I logged in. Isn't a "widget" what my mother called a what-cha-ma-call-it when she forgot THAT word? I played "tag" at recess, thought a "slug" was someone lazy or ... http://www.oxzys.com/index.php/archives/44