March 4th, 2010
Posted By lacrews
Review of Vampire Weekend’s “Contra” by Andrea Crews
You can’t help but think of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” when you hear Vampire Weekend’s music. When I first heard their smash eponymous debut, I immediately thought of Frisbee throwing on the campus quad. I don’t get that same feeling with “Contra”. There is a much stronger and pervasive Afro-beat, and I found “Contra” was not as easy or as fun to listen to. This more serious side of Vampire Weekend has layered more instruments and arrangements forcing the listener to take notice.
“Hochata” opens Vampire Weekend’s, “Contra”, and they seem to like drinking it. What is a hochata? Wikipedia defines it as “the name for several kinds of traditional beverages, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley, or tigernuts.” There’s always something new to learn, isn’t there? “White Sky” is reminiscent of the theme to “Darma & Greg”, but that doesn’t take away from the pleasant listening experience. Other highlights on the CD include “Holiday” and “Run”. “Contra”’s first single, “Cousins”, sounds like it’s the odd man out among the 10 tracks. The surf guitar sound is a bit out of place compared to the rest of the tracks.
No beer and Frisbee with your first listen of this CD. However, if you like Vampire Weekend, “Contra” won’t disappoint. If you aren’t familiar with the band, buy their last CD and give it a listen first. Check them out on the March 6th installment of “Saturday Night Live”.
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February 24th, 2010
Posted By lacrews
We have added a discussion post to our facebook fan page. A suggestion was made at one of our recent workshops that there be a central repository for each of us to find the other’s fan page and become each other’s fans. Now more than ever, small businesses need support! Click here for the fan page discussion (click on the “discussions” tab-”Business Fan Pages”)
Posted in Real Life Business Issues, Small Business Advice
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February 15th, 2010
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This month’s Chamber Brown Bag Lunch forum is noon on Thursday, Feb. 18th.
The topic of this roundtable discussion will be Getting the most out of your chamber membership. Mark Crews of LaCrews Bookkeeping will facilitate the discussion.
Bring your lunch and come to the Chamber office, located at 2300 Fall Hill Ave., Suite 240, Fredericksburg, for an hour of tip-sharing and networking. Bottled water and soft drinks will be provided.
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February 10th, 2010
Posted By lacrews
Many users struggle with loan payments because there are usually three different scenarios:
• Interest only payment: In this case, payments post directly to the Interest Expense account.
• Interest and principal payment: If you’re amortizing the loan over time—your payments include principal and interest— then you’ll have to use two accounts when entering the transaction, both the Interest Expense and the Loan account itself. These amounts will be different each month. Your lender can provide an amortization table, or you can create one in Microsoft Excel.
• Extra principal payment: Extra principal payments are applied directly to the Loan account.
Reconcile your loan balance in QuickBooks against the periodic statement that you receive from your lender. This ensures that your financial statements are correct and helps you confirm that how your lender is applying your principal payments.
Posted in Quick Tips, QuickBooks
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February 5th, 2010
Posted By lacrews
SCORE is a national association partnered witht the US SBA dedicated to helping small business owners form and grow their business. Their website has section dedicated to veterans and military-community entrepreneurs. Let us know if it is helpful to you. www.score.org/veteran.html
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