The wisdom of Steve Jobs is timeless. He really understood what it takes to create great products and how to make it happen organizationally. As someone who was ejected from […]
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Thoughts and thanks to FeliCa Dude
It’s been a few years since that elusive online persona going by the handle ‘FeliCa Dude‘ has posted anything on social media. Wish I was wrong but I think it’s […]
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Farewell Osawa-kan
My partner loves onsen ryokan, famous onsen ryokan or the special ones that give you great value for the money, wonderful food, wonder service with the personal touch and personality […]
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When did we stop reading album credits?
The “How the Collapse of CD Sales Crashed the Music Industry” YouTube hosts make a good point that nobody bothers with band member names anymore. When did we stop taking […]
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A Cosplay Life
I never knew much about Buffy Sainte-Marie or cared for her music. She wrote one song that I kinda liked, the Charlatans version of Codine. I liked it enough to […]
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The Kechi difference: Stingy vs Thrifty
The nuances of “kechi”, a Japanese word that means both stingy and thrifty depending on context, was best explained to me by a friend: good marriage is when the wife […]