Chevrolet’s introduction of its car, the “Nova” into Latin American countries is the subject of an urban myth about the failure to plan in business. “No va” translates to “doesn’t go” in Spanish and for some reason this has become a tale that is cited in otherwise very credible textbooks about an international business blunder, however it isn’t true.
A Trip to the Lake
Pardon the delays in posting – it’s been a very hectic week as you’ll soon see.
On Saturday, James and I headed up to Lake Texoma in order to attend a friend’s wedding. They rented a houseboat and we took off for a beach on the lake. The wedding took place on a beach, then we re-boarded and cruised around for a while. I have to say it was quite enjoyable, as we had the chance to chat for a long time with Kathy Seei, as well as getting to know her husband, Bob, a bit better. Bob is a really neat guy and reminds me of the types of friends my parents had when I was growing up. It was great to get out on a lake on a boat like that, because that is how I spent most of my weekends and summers when I was a kid. It reminded me how much I miss it, and how easily I could slip back into that kind of weekend life. Here’s my perfect weekend, if I had a boat.
Six Flags
It’s hard to believe no one else has blogged about our big time at Six Flags on Friday. Ian works for Pepsi/Frito Lay and they hold an annual employee picnic where they rent out the whole park which is otherwise closed to the public. The employees can invite friends, etc so we pay what amounts to regular (~$30) for tickets, which includes $10 in park cash (“Daffy Dollars”) that we usually use to eat dinner. As an added bonus, there are stations throughout the park offering free bags of Frito Lay products and cold Pepsi products. So we gorge ourselves on junk food and ride the rides. This year’s group consisted of Bobby & Ian, James & I and Layton.
Cuff Links & Christmas Decorations
Last night, on the way home from work, I stopped by the local mall in search of cuff links. There are a handful of people (my boss, but also some clients of ours in the oil & gas bid’ness) who wear French cuffs and I thought it might be neat to have at least one shirt with them. I got one about a month ago but hadn’t worn it, as I needed cuff links first. I really like the way French cuffs look, it’s kinda classy and cuff links these days can be pretty cool – an additional way to be stylish and different. Well, French cuffs are pretty different in and of themselves!
Gas Prices
I never expected to be happy about gas “going back down” to $2.60/gal:
Check out this article.
Comments
2 people made comments recently on this blog, and I must apologize because they got lost. I found them, and one in particular must have thought I really hated him! From Ian:
So I’m guessing it was boring since you never updated us after your return. Oops, I guess that also means I wasn’t supposed to mention it again! I’ll stop before I’m banned from commenting on your blog. I know of the wraith of Chris 😉
I swear, it was unintentional!
Also commenting was Michelle