Ernie Gray

Sportsmanship Program Aimed at Bettering Sun Belt Student-Athletes, Coaches, and Administrators

September 18, 2009Ernie Gray

I’m pleased to announce that Learning Through Sports has launched their online Sportsmanship Learning Platform for the Sun Belt Conference Universities. My team and I were honored to play a central part in the design and actionscript programming. Entering its 34th year of athletic competition the Sun Belt Conference and its member institutions continue to … Continue reading Sportsmanship Program Aimed at Bettering Sun Belt Student-Athletes, Coaches, and Administrators

Three Common Traps For New Websites

September 11, 2009Ernie Gray

There are few deadly traps that almost every business falls into on their web campaign, and your developer may not steer you clear of them. Even though I’ve produced or collaborated on hundreds of websites, I still like a good reality check to keep me on my toes. The web development community has been playing … Continue reading Three Common Traps For New Websites

Why Move Part of Your Ad Budget To Web?

September 10, 2009Ernie Gray

Ive’ officially changed my opinion on web advertising: it’s time to set the record straight. Ok, you are probably thinking, “of course this guy is going to suggest that I move my ad budget to web: he’s a web consultant!” Well, I may be a web developer, but I’m also a businessman and a pragmatist. … Continue reading Why Move Part of Your Ad Budget To Web?

Hmm… Does Your Site Work On iPhone?

September 8, 2009Ernie Gray

Wow, great new website you have there! Too bad it’s useless to the new generation of web users on the go who need to find you! Smart phones are everywhere. At the rate we’re seeing their adoption, everyone will have them within 5 years.

United We Stand Corrected

December 2, 2008Ernie Gray 1 Comment

Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman recently opined that the global economy is in a freefall, and that it could get much worse. He also noted in his regular column that deficits be damned, the government should spend its way out of the problem: that a protracted deep recession is ultimately worse than debt.

Success: Paulson Backpedals

October 13, 2008Ernie Gray

As I wrote in my previous blog, Paulson’s bailout package was the wrong move. Today, he announced that he will scrap the “buddy bailout” plan and will do what makes sense: capitalize the banks directly. This is a good move, but I sincerely hope the treasury considers the option of matching private investment for a … Continue reading Success: Paulson Backpedals

Give Hank The Boot

October 11, 2008Ernie Gray 1 Comment

Hindsight is 20/20, but it’s high time that Hank Paulson gets his act together or steps aside before the next administration chooses his successor. The US markets are gyrating wildly to the hastily cobbled together ‘bailout’ that was supposed to dampen things down.

When The First Amendment Is The Poison

October 6, 2008Ernie Gray

If I were a head of state in a western style “free market democracy” right now, I would probably secretly resent constitutional clauses that would restrict my government’s ability to censor the media. Faith, which is the essence of our financial system, had a fighting chance before our media outlets doggedly reported that we were … Continue reading When The First Amendment Is The Poison

Knoxville Tragedy Spotlights Hate In Sensationalist Media

July 28, 2008Ernie Gray

Hate is hate. I don’t condone it in any fashion. The Knoxville man who opened fire on a children’s playing of “Annie” at a Unitarian church was clearly a man looking for someone to blame for his hardships. His conflation of “losing his government subsidies (food stamps)” and “hating liberals” belies his misunderstanding of the … Continue reading Knoxville Tragedy Spotlights Hate In Sensationalist Media

Is Government Bailout Of Nashville STAR A Good Idea?

July 21, 2008Ernie Gray

This must be the month of government bailouts: Bear Stearns, Fannie & Freddie, and locally, a one million dollar cash infusion from our tax coffers to the STAR commuter train from Lebanon to Nashville. While many would argue that Fannie & Freddie are too big to fail, a commuter train that is losing money may … Continue reading Is Government Bailout Of Nashville STAR A Good Idea?

Watts The Solution?

July 21, 2008Ernie Gray

The future of the American energy crisis is clean electricity. With clean electricity we can power our current interstate infrastructure, keep our car culture, and continue to enjoy our transportation independence. We can move goods around the country, and actually do it cheaper than ever before.

What We Need Is A New Bubble… A Green One

July 20, 2008Ernie Gray

One of the best headlines in recent memory was the Onion’s, “Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In.” The article lampoons the artificial wealth cycle of US capitalism, but also points to a more important question: what’s the next big thing that is going to pull us out of this hole? And my oh … Continue reading What We Need Is A New Bubble… A Green One

Detachment, Abundance, & Success: Just Another Day At The Beach

June 23, 2008Ernie Gray

Detachment as it relates to daily practice is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of zen discipline. People often ask, “if my goal is to reach a state of detachment, then why wouldn’t I just go hide in a cave somewhere?” After all, isn’t the lazy pot-head or drunkard on the side of the … Continue reading Detachment, Abundance, & Success: Just Another Day At The Beach

Buddhism & Christianity: Is there Compatibility?

June 21, 2008Ernie Gray

I have more or less been interested in the teachings of the Buddha since I was a teenager. I don’t recall precisely what my introduction to to the tradition was, but when I read the core concepts of Buddhists, I identified with them immediately. Throughout my life I may have gone through phases where I … Continue reading Buddhism & Christianity: Is there Compatibility?

Get Happy: Let Go.

June 20, 2008Ernie Gray

Buddhism teaches us that suffering is caused by attachment. This idea is easy to understand, but difficult to apply in our daily lives. Suffering is caused by attachment? Simplistic? Elegant? Axiomatic? Whatever the case, the further along I go in my journey, the more this rings true. Perhaps it is just easy enough for some … Continue reading Get Happy: Let Go.