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What I Learned About Sales from a Timeshare

Jun 12, 2008 in Elsewhere

I’ve been gone for a while; mostly it was too much work, launching a whole marketing campaign. But some of it was fun — I went to the Hawaiian island of Kauai on a good week’s vacation, paid for substantially by attending a timeshare presentation. Now that was an education on sales.

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In Which I Fall Behind on My Posting 'Cause I'm Relaxing on the Beach, Suckas

Jun 1, 2008 in Photos, Travel

I’m sorry I haven’t written! But I’ve been so, well, relaxed, and busy doing relaxing things. For instance, sleeping in. And sleeping on the beach. And sleeping next to the pool. And drinking almost every rum-based drink known to man. But I did take some pictures in between, because I care. Or, because I did wonderful things and want to make you jealous. To wit: Read on…

Flyin'

May 29, 2008 in Photos, Travel

From the busy, crazy Honolulu — at least, if you ask the locals, it’s a high-stress, high-traffic place — we flew on one of those little jets made by dirty Canucks, to sunny and slower Kauai. The “garden isle” of Ceti Alpha 5 Hawaii, Kauai has a cute little airport that looks like it’s made of Lincoln Logs and is open to the air. Walking to get our rental car, we discovered that the laid-back Hertz staff had shut down for the day; but we caught a shuttle, got our car, and, despite signage that was either absent or the size of postage stamps, navigated to the hotel.
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Progress

May 28, 2008 in Travel

Today, we tore right through our to-do list, just like two good type As. To wit:

  1. Get morning coffee
  2. Get most outrageously indulgent-looking pastry at bakery (it was basically a puff covered with butter and sugar)
  3. Beach
  4. Pho
  5. Pack
  6. Zzzz

This, I think, is pointing in the right direction.

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Will You Need a Blue Sky Holiday?

May 27, 2008 in Photos, Travel

Today was a very relaxing day; which was good, because we both needed it. Normally, I plan out my vacations ahead of time — learn what sites I want to see at each stop, plan out the day to make sure I hit my itinerary, and make sure my list is completed each day. But this has been a less-planned trip, and we’re trying to relax. This is what happens when two type As relax. To wit, today’s complete schedule: Read on… (plus 10 Comments)

The Secret Word is "Vacation"

May 26, 2008 in Photos, Travel

As promised, I am in fact on vacation. The AIG and I are on a trip to Hawaii; badly needed, since this will make something like two vacations since 2000 for each of us. Perhaps I should’ve brought a book on how to relax? Read on… (plus 2 Comments)

Best LEGO Sets in History

I owned a lot of the space and castle ones! Great times… but a pity how few of their current sets resemble these.

Jun 26, 2008 in Consumer Lust | Comment

Lost in Translation: Alhurra—America’s Troubled Effort to Win Middle East Hearts and Minds

“An Arab-language television network and radio station, founded by the Bush administration to promote a positive image of the United States, has aired anti-American and anti-Israeli viewpoints, has showcased pro-Iranian policies and recently gave air time to a militant who called for the death of American soldiers in Iraq.” Since this appears to have happened because of incompetence and not in the name of fairness, that’s a big oops!

Jun 25, 2008 in Politicks | Comment

I'm Voting Republican

Via Derek's Rantings and Musings

Jun 19, 2008 in Politicks | Comment

Blog It: Connecting Social Networks and MT

A Facebook app that lets me syndicate my post to Facebook, if I post from within Facebook. Unfortunately forces me to give up a number of features I use regularly, and it looks like there’s no easy way to convert my set-up to use it. Might be if I upgrade to MT 4, tho, which seems more desirable now that Action Streams is out too.

Jun 8, 2008 in Movable Type | Comment

MMA Fight Video

If, like me, you’re so busy catching up on Battlestar Galactica that you missed some recent MMA action — say, last night’s UFC bout or last week’s WEC matchups — then MMADepot has a lot of the footage aggregated in one place. If you need to figure out if a guy named “Urijah” can be a badass, this may be the place to go.

Jun 8, 2008 in Spurts | Comment (1)

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