Jer979's Blog

I’ve long wondered if the idea of “everyone should go to college” is becoming doctrine and no longer based in reality. Sure, the credential...

Recent things said by Nadia (3.5) “Remember when you were in China and we Skyped you on the iPad.” Upon getting in the car and hear...

This one brought me to tears. I went to NYC…just for one day. Nothing compared to most trips. But, when I came back, Paco handed me this...

So, we (well, I ) went ahead with the installation of solar panels on the roof. It t ook about 3 days when all was said and done. If you a...

Sometimes adhering to my travel philosophy of “do something unique to that location” can be a challenge. I arrived in Munich on a Monday m...

Before moving to the DC area, I lived in three places: Germany, Japan, and New York City. Over the course of December, in three successive...

Why we should get rid of it. HT Dan Pink

I love my Kindle, but I find that I'm actually MORE cautious about buying books now b/c of it. In the past, if I bought a book and did...

The kids had read some books, seen a movie, and the NFO and I had discussed MLK’s impact on America, but I knew there was no way I could ...

The other day at synagogue, my soon-to-be 8 year old daughter came to me and asked for help in getting some of the food from reception table...

The last of Stephen Covey ’s “ 7 Habits of Successful People” is Sharpen the Saw . It’s something I advocate a lot when I teach marketing...

I love how they tell you where the train car doors are going to be. I love how they have lines for people to stand in, waiting for the tra...

Image via Wikipedia The Japanese have a great culture of pride in your work. No matter what kind of job. There may be lower level “...

Image by Getty Images via @daylife One theme that emerged in my conversations in Japan that surprised me was the serious impact on t...

I don’t know how many people are alive who still remember the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…but I do know that it’s fewer than last year. ...

Sometimes it is easy to forget that one of the best experiences when travel is not to go to tourist sites, but just to partake and observe i...

Not long after boarding the flight to Tokyo, I was reminded of some of the things I really admire about Japan. This was further reinforced...

One thing that dawned on me when I deplaned in Tokyo was just how significant Japan has been for me as a symbol. It’s more than a country ...

Have had it for a few days now and here’s my take on it. I like the size. I was walking around the National Gallery of Art and it fit in t...

In September 1996, I boarded ANA flight 001 from Dulles to Tokyo to begin a two-year adventure in Japan. The plan was to get a a Masters i...