April 28th, 2008
Often times, when people think about what "telecommunications" means, they think about those phone calls that interrupt them. However, when people in California think of that word, they think of Arthur Trueger.
Arthur Trueger is the chairman of Berkeley International. He is a venture capitalist who invests in the telecommunications field. This is why many people think of him.
He is also very much a part of the Japan Society of Northern California. He must love the Japanese culture because he is currently learning his fourth language, Japanese.
April 22nd, 2008
Going to so many car shows throughout the years has taught me many different things about cars. For instance, red cars get more tickets for speeding than any other color. This is just an example of the little tidbits of knowledge that you pick up.
Also, people are loyal to their Dub wheels, Toyo tire, and any other tire company there is around.
But what I think is most interesting is the color choice of those that enter in the show. Some choose unusual colors like pink or yellow and others choose wild colors like purple with glitter.
Each car is different and each owner is unique so I guess that through the years I’ve learned more about life than cars.
April 8th, 2008
I am updating my house but I don’t have a very large budget. One of the inexpensive things that I found can really make a dramatic change is a new rug. I bought three modern area rugs. They all have different patterns too.
I love, love, love my area rugs. They make me really enjoy my house. I also painted the walls and I painted my old icky looking end tables. They look new and the walls look great too.
I decided to work on my patio a little bit and I bought an outdoor rug. It seemed to pull my living room out the door and added another onto my house.
March 27th, 2008
I love history. In my home office I have several books on different wars and I have maps for the areas that were affected by those wars. I think that knowing what caused a war in the past is a great way of preventing them in the future.
I have several European maps with notes on battles that took place in World War II. I’ve also been to Austria and Germany and I have photos of battlefields. On my wall are several maps of Germany.
I have never been to Japan but I have a couple of Japan maps marked where the United States dropped the atomic bombs on them. I feel like if I know about this part of history then I can do my part to prevent it from happening again.
March 25th, 2008
Summer is getting closer! Its time to determine all the activities and fun stuff I am going to do now that the weather is improving. Its nice to have that feeling of anticipation after a long winter cooped up inside. I’m planning to do and see a lot of fun things this year.One thing I will be doing is attending a lot of events and concerts.
I will be looking for tickets - theater tickets, concert tickets and sports tickets. I’m also planning to do quite a bit of traveling around the country. The good thing about this is that I will be able to attend quite a few shows during my travels. I will take along my laptop and order my tickets online. It will make life a lot easier. As well as enjoying sports events and other types of shows I am planning to do some hiking, enjoy some water sports, do some sight seeing and enjoy my share of great food and drinks. This is shaping up to be a fun summer!
March 18th, 2008
I love spending the summer driving around the country. My favorite part is cruising on Route 66. I take it from Chicago through Oklahoma to California.
I always stop at as many car shows as I can find. I usually daydream about owning one of the model cars but now that I have custom wheels and and light truck tires, I feel like I’m entered in the shows.
My black chrome wheels look like they cost an outrageous amount of money but I found a great deal.
All of the car shows better start expecting me since I cruise around the United States every spring.
March 14th, 2008
For our family vacation this year, my wife and I decided that it would great to take our son and daughter on a European trip. We planned everything out, even to our hours of free time. We figured that it might be years before the kids got to go back to Europe and we wanted to make sure they saw everything.
Once we arrived in Paris we went looking for different maps of France. I used this as an excuse to add to my map collection. I keep a map from every trip that I take and mark where I’ve been on that map. Once I get home I add them to my geographical map collection.
After about 4 days in France we flew to Greece. The kids loved Greece and I have to admit that I would have been happy there for the rest of our trip, too. our hotel had a great map of Greece and we were able to take our kids to see all of the ancient buildings in Rome.
Next year the kids want to go to China!
March 10th, 2008
I am a tennis fan. Yes I like to play tennis, but I think my real enjoyment of the game is found in watching great players on the court. I love the big tournaments such as Wimbledon and the French Open.
I am constantly on the lookout for French Open tennis news coverage. This is I think my favorite tournament because of the clay courts. I often go online to look for this type of news as well as Wimbledon news. Because these two tournaments are held close together I have feeds coming into my computer while I work.
During this coming season I am looking forward to some great action and hopefully all my favorite players will be in attendance. It promises to be a great season for tennis fans we some great players contesting for the prizes. I’m looking forward to it all!!
February 22nd, 2008
I do a lot of business travel. One thing I always make sure to do is to have a copy of a local map with me. I just got back from Jamaica. My map of Jamaica got a lot of use during my travels around the country.
I am planning an upcoming visit to Japan which I am really excited about and so I have already got a map of Japan to study. Although I will be located in Tokyo for most of the trip I hope to be able to take some day trips to nearby locations.
When I travel I always pack a map of the locale. That way when I arrive I have some knowledge of the area and I am all set in case I get lost. For my next major trip I have a map of London all ready. I am also doing some traveling in the US and so I have a map of Louisiana and a map of Maine in preparation.
As I travel around the world there are some travel tips that I always use. Pack in advance of the trip. Make sure your passport is current and travel with a map of your destination.
February 21st, 2008
For artist Chris Provenzano, the biggest challenge in sculpting an 8-foot-tall statue for public enjoyment was lugging around a 9,000-pound slab of Peruvian travertine.
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