Happy Thanksgiving

Nov

24

This year is winding down. I cannot say this year was a good year for me but there is another year just around the corner.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Let's try not to eat too much.

#Culture #Tradition

I have talked with Mayumi and she told me one story that made me very warm. Here it goes. This is from the teachers at school in Kesennuma.

Two days after the earthquake and tsunami, few hundred people were evacuated at the school gymnasium. They had no food, but they took a delivery of crackers. When they check, there was just enough for two pieces per person. So, they stared to giving crackers away.

After a while one kid who already got his share came back and put his hands in the box. Teacher looked at the kid. The kid was giving his cracker back because he got more then two pieces.

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About this picture.

This picture was taken last night at dinner with School Teachers and Mayumi Nakamura. Mayumi took 86 pictures in Kesennuma yesterday, those pictures are available at http://www.freetinyimages.com Go to this site and search "kesennuma". You can all 87 pictures.

#Hobby

Refer 3 Friends and Get Free ...

Nov

22

36-Week Subscription to The Wall Street Journal by joining some kind of referral program.

http://www.rewardsgold.com/mags/wsj/tgs_wsj_pg2gdnewmem39.htm

Businesses are doing lots of things to attract new customers. There are lots to learn from them.

#Business #Marketing

Does Bloguru work for you?

Nov

22

Google Search "Issues HR People Care" and see the result. Is this what you see?
Do you think Bloguru is helping this company?
First page out of 625 million hits.

If you are a business owner, you should consider http://www.bloguru.com for your business. Bloguru is 100% Advertisement Free Blog service that costs you nothing. You need an invitation to open an account.

#Blog

How important is your blog?

Nov

21

How can a seemingly child's play like blog help your business? You think nobody cares about what you eat for lunch. Well, it is true nobody really cares about what you eat, usually.

Can you answer this question?

Do you rather buy something from someone you know or complete stranger?
If your answer is "from someone you know", you are not alone.

Do you think having a blog makes you more open than the one who has no blog or any other social activities? I think you know the answer to that as well.

Blog may be a child's play, but it will make you more friendly and open. And that is not bad for your business, is it. You already have a camera with your phone, it does not take much time at all to let people know what you ate.

#Blog

Only in America

Nov

21

This is a typical Chinese take-out box, isn't it?
But I have never seen this box outside of the US.
As far as I know every Chinese restaurant uses this particulate box.

Who makes it?
Is it patented?

Anybody?

#Business #Marketing

Bigger is Better, or is it?

Nov

21

I purchased a son on iTune ... It did not download so I did it again. It worked second time. But next day, the original purchase was downloaded again. I end up getting a bill for the same twice.

I decide to contact Apple/iTune store to get a credit ... I called their support and they ask me to go a web site. http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/account/ I went there. I went under billing ... there is no place I can report my problem.

Yes, it is only $1.29 ... I know that. But I feel cheated. I have no place to go. I have to make sure our service (http://www.pspinc.com) does not give you a run around. Also, if we do, you know how to contact me.

#Business #Marketing

It is really cold morning.

Nov

20

It is very cold this morning ... I guess it might be too cold for golf. I need to walk dogs first.

#Nature

Learning about another industry

Nov

19

I went to Pacific Marine Expo. at Century Link Field. It is a different field than the industry our company is in. It is very interesting to watch and learn about different industries.

#Business #Marketing

Watching Golf and Playing Golf

Nov

19

Watching the President's Cup on TV. It is going to be a cold but a beautiful day. I thought it is going to be a snow today, but there is no sign of it where I live.

I went to Century Link Field to visit Pacific Marine Expo. After that I went to play gold ... I played 10 to 14 and went inside. It was very cold. And at 15th hole, I found 2 adults and 2 kids playing rather slow. I did not want to wait.

#Sports