I’ve written previously about my neighbors next door. If you were one of the seven people who read that particular blog post, then you know I’m not exactly wild about them.
I don’t want to give the impression that I despise all my neighbors, so today I’m going to write something positive about my wonderful neighbor across the street. She and her friends who visit at all hours of the day and night are wonderful people and it’s a joy to be in their vicinity. Read the rest of this entry »
There was a movie in the 80s called Gung Ho… it concerned the culture shock that occurred when a fictional Japanese auto maker opened a new plant in a small American town. Michael Keaton starred and there were laughs aplenty as both sides – the Japanese management and the American workers – eventually learned how to work together.
As you probably know, the Japanese are notorious workaholics. Managers, hourly workers and executives alike think nothing of working 14 hour days, 6 or 7 days a week, if they think it’s needed to get the job done. This was one thing the movie touched upon… the Japanese expected their new American workforce to share their work ethic, and condemned them as lazy when they didn’t. Read the rest of this entry »