Archive for July, 2006
Friday, July 21st, 2006
I’m pretty close to a number of Germans. They’re very good friends (and family), and I really love them all.
Occassionally we’ll discuss world events, and since the Middle East is nearly always in turmoil, it tends to come up as a good topic. I tend to talk at length about [...]
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Friday, July 21st, 2006
I am by no means a professional investor. I’m not just a hobby investor, either. Call me a serious amateur, perhaps with a serious lack of time to really get good at being a part-time pro on the side.
In any case, here are some things I know that I [...]
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Friday, July 21st, 2006
The past few days have been somewhat relaxing. I’m on the island of Okinawa. I wish I could say I was relaxing and enjoying myself. I brought plenty of work with me, so I’m working and enjoying myself, as it were.
The other great thing is my old deputy [...]
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
I’m happy to report that Avis made good on the problem of the parking attendant who tried to make me park anywhere else but where I was because she thought she could. Management actually got in touch with me and asked some questions, and offered a discount on my next rental.
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Friday, July 14th, 2006
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Tuesday, July 11th, 2006
When is the "Left" right? When you’re driving in Japan (or England, or Singapore). I just bought a car with a number of ‘firsts." It’s my first Toyota. It’s my first four-wheel drive. And it’s the first car I’ve bought that has the steering wheel on the right side of the car! I’m [...]
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Friday, July 7th, 2006
I arrived in Japan for the first time ever about a week-and-a-half ago. Actually, I’ve touched Japanese soil before (if you count the Narita International Airport terminal ’soil’) on several occassions. This was the first time I actually stayed here. I had some great sponsorship in getting here, so I knew pretty much what [...]
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Friday, July 7th, 2006
I was in my hometown of St Louis last week. There were a couple of issues that came up that I thought I’d vent about. There isn’t necessarily any rhyme nor reason to it, they’re just little things I found bothersome. First, I rented a car while I was home. Now, the auto rental [...]
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