February 29 was declared a day when women could propose to men (made famous by cartoonist Al Capp in 1937 as Sadie Hawkins Day) back when that was a big deal. Such a concept is gratefully no longer relevant. But in that spirit, it is a nice idea to give ourselves permission to reach out […]
Entries from February 2008
What Will You Do On Leap Day?
February 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Why I Watch TV
February 21st, 2008 · 9 Comments
As a cultural returnee to the USA, I found TV a very useful way to catch up. These days it’s hard to use that as an excuse but TV is still fresh enough to me to be interesting. I usually watch TV in background while getting computer-based work done. If I am […]
Tags: Language Study · TV
Children See Children Do
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments
The 3MB WMV version of this YouTube link just arrived from my ex-JapanBud Guy Aelvoet (former COO Disney Japan) who now resides in sunny South of France. Guy fills my in-box regularly with quite excellent humor, photos and statements forwarded from various corners of Europe. I have a pile of gems reserved in a […]
Tags: Children · Management Style
Las Vegas Winter Apparel & Accessory Trade Shows
February 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Just wrapped up a booth at Accessories The Show in Vegas at the Venetian. We enjoyed a good show for Singelringen but word in the booths was that none of the concurrent shows were as busy as usual. A long series of trade shows for retailers beginning in January in NYC possibly led to […]
Tags: Americans · Hotels · Restaurants · Travel
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
February 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I will be in the Singelringen booth at Accessories, The Show in Las Vegas greeting everyone with a “Happy Valentine’s Day.” I will be distributing as many hugs as possible. Please let me wish all of you a Happy Valentine’s Day and express my most sincere appreciation for coming to my blog. […]
Tags: Rituals
No Global Definition of Valentine’s Day
February 7th, 2008 · 9 Comments
You may not realize that February 14th is not celebrated universally in the same way.
My TwitterBud Shashi Bellamkonda explains that he had not even heard of Valentine’s Day before he arrived in America 11 years ago.
In Japan, February 14th has been successfully commercialized as the day that women give chocolates to men. There […]
Tags: Rituals
Linda Sherman
February 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments
In Japan, I founded an organization called Women on Top. This blog is an extension of that perspective. Although I will often refer to important men in my life, I was happily single from 23 to 44 and I am very capable of taking care of myself. I admire powerful women and […]
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