track Santa in Google Maps on th iPhone! How cool!!

Transfiguration Children Christmas Celebration!!! We wish everybody a Merry Merry Christmas!!:)

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." -Thomas Paine

"Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts." -Winston Churchill

Found a great little Thai restaurant in Brentwood TN. Royal Thai. Got a vegetable Hot and spicy dish and it was killer. My nose is running.

Now if Dallas can take San Diego down, Sunday will be well rounded.

"The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up." -Mark Twain

Our Friends are moving to Switzerland. We will miss the Ismailis very much.

German Christmas Celebration at the German School of Atlanta. 2009

"You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change." -Les Brown

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It's Christmas time.

Even though email is good we should always pick up the phone if we cannot get a response.

Our watch dog Lucy. I hope she can find the energy to at least bark.

No wonder dog is man's best friend! They get petted, fed, played with, talked sweet too, brushed, bathed, fed, walked, treats and then sleep

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Breakfast with Saint Nick Cultural Entertainment.

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Breakfast with Saint Nick at Transfiguration Catholic Church

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt

Is the Internet swallowing your family time? Beware that texting, Internet surfing and TV are stealing relationships away. Fight back!

My next Ongoing educational luncheon in Richmond. Been averaging 3 a week now.

Will the big banks of the industry ever find the way back to the customer with integrity?

University of Virginia Engineering school.

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You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new- Steve Jobs

"Always do more than is required of you." -George S. Patton

"The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult." -Marquise du Deffand

Cruising at 30000 feet

"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable." -Seneca

Did you hear about the gold hype? Buy gold in the news. supposed to help in a hard times, announcing they accidently found billions in gold coins. How can you stumble over gold coins. They must take us for full blown idiots.

where are we headed?

"Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently." -William A. Ward

"Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do." -Albert Gray

the story of my life. In the crown room at Newark Airport. Flight delayed. Thank God they have a bar and food.

Tonight I had to get rid of my coffee really bad and when I got to my hotel room in NJ I struggled to

get my pants open only to drop my iPhone in the toilet. Other than making a mess
all over my cloths I quickly pulled it to dry land and start life line. I opened her up with some self made tools and dried with a blow dryer for about 20 minutes. I revived her back to health after a full submersion. I am actually blogging from her now. Thanks God for miracles.

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My home away from home. You know it is very important that we say yes to things. It makes them much easier to accept. Hotels are a part of my life. I cam sing a tune to some tricks on how to make it easier.

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Princeton University. The streets are clean and the food is good. Lot of stone in this town.

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Princeton University

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It was a nice summer. Just a little memory of those warm sunset evenings in Kennesaw GA

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"I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through, then follow through." -Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker

if the navi only knew what to do!

Georgia ia a pretty State. The mountains are definitely Gods country.

Being with Family

Have you ever measured the amount of energy you get when your with family and things are harmoneous?
I get a huge charge out of loving on my family. My wife loves to see me play with the kids and I love to see her glow.
It surely helps our relationship and believe every word your wife tells you when she says she needs details.

"You always pass failure on the way to success." -Mickey Rooney

Amicalola Waterfalls. We are so blessed.

God's Country! Cracow Trail in the Appalacian Mountains

Take care of Business NOW!

Taking care of business is something we all have to learn. One thing I found works is to take care of things as they come up. Whenever a customer needs something, I try to organize it right on the spot. Now this doesn't always work, but that's what dictation machines are for. If you have a new cell phone nowadays, you can probably use it as a recording device. Take notes like this. I write a lot with my iPhone. I use it to prepare small 10-20 min audio books for distribution. I also use it to take notes. One thing someone taught me years ago is how to multi-task, but do it to save time, not to get tangled up in electronic chaos. If you work in a home office or your companies office, you can do a simple step that will help the chaos subside. Turn off all your toys and telephones for the first 10 min of your day. Take a blank piece of paper and list 10 things you need to get done and that you can do today. These things can be private or business. Once you have the list ready write another 1-10 next to that list and prioritize the list. Lay this next to you on your desk or in the car and you can have piece of mind that these are the things you need to do, you have written them down, prioritized them and now someone can call you to try and throw you out of sync, but it wont work, but you have your list. Over time you will find that this method will fine tune itself. The first days will be hard, but you just have to take the things you did not accomplish from your day and put it to the next days list, if it did not take care of itself. Keep each day in a folder and count how many actions you were able to accomplish after 1 year. You will be amazed what a structure will bring into your life.

Road Warrior

When hitting the road I might be able to help on planning your trips. I travel every week up and down the east coast using airlines, hotels and car rentals. I have been a road warrior for a better part of 4 years in the United States and about 15 years in Europe. I want to share some tips on making the best out of it. One thing to do is make sure you book and schedule your own travel and run it through your own credit cards. This is essential to what your about to hear. This way you can get all the benefits of racking up those megamiles. Diversity is the key. Make sure you register and keep your login safe and available. You want to try and keep from using just one reward point membership and build up several accounts. This will protect you from loosing status and being left with only one rewards account. The other thing is the value of the points. They vary from company to company. The quality varies from company to comany too. I can also tell you about airlines and how to use them with tricks on bags and how to pack all the way to check in and parking.

Book your own travel

Folks!



If your not booking your own travel, its about time you do this. Airlines, rental cars and hotels can be a nice little treasure when vacation time comes around. Passwords are a pain, but if your an iPhone freak there is a password app that can help, and for PC users password plus is probably the best. Seems to me from being gold, wizard, emerald and blue chip I found national car rental to be the most competative and easy to use. The only downside is they are often off site, so get ready to take a bus shuttle. I work my hotels between Marriott and Hilton properties. Found the Hilton to be a little cleaner than Marriott, but I can get in anywhere at Marriott with short notice and cancel the same way. I prefer Hilton properties and recommend them. The reward points differ a bit too. I cannot tell yet which points are better, but that will change since I split my usage now. Oh yes! I suggest people split their reward points across the board to have the variety its safer and gives more security when traveling. This goes for airlines as well. Delta is dominant in Atlanta and this could be a reason to use and airline, but service is too. I will talk a little about that in the next blitch.