A Letter from Meetjohnsong

Unbelievably, this blog has now had more than 1,000 visits. Yeah, not viral by any means, but a steady readership that I did not expect when starting. Thank you.

Let me take this opportunity to give updates on some of my previous posts. First of all, after I blogged about my father, one of my sons looked online for his grandfather’s book, ”Born Out of Conflict”. To his surprise, he found an individual selling the book on eBay for nearly $200. It was a first edition with my father’s signature. You can imagine that my enterprising sons had the pen ready for grandpa the next time he visited.

As for the documentary idea, “Finding Love in America in Two Months for a French Girl”, Sabine has been on five coffee dates with one being somewhat interesting. Of course, it is still too early to know if any of her dates will turn into love. But if optimism and enthusiasm are contributing factors, she’s got a real chance with more than a month left. She remains smitten by the States, and now the Seattle area in particular.

Recently, my wife went to Las Vegas and bought a lot of clothes for me. I figured there could be two reasons for this: Either she bought so much stuff for herself that she felt guilty, or she was afraid that I would receive another intervention for the way I dressed. So far, no surprise meetings waiting for me. .

At ZeroDash1, we’ve really started to turn the corner on expanding our business. Our pipeline has grown, we’re landing bigger deals. All the while, our schmoozing tabs have gone down. Keeping closure in mind as the end goal is very effective.

John Goad finally did get his 3G iPhone after considerable frustration trying to get one for about a week. The hype was about being cool, which is so elusive and very difficult to manufacture. We need more cool in the corporate world, especially now with all the web 2.0 platforms. I’ve put my order in as well and should be able to pick up an iPhone tomorrow. I definitely will put at least a couple of Kayne West songs on it since I know who he is now.

Finally, I’ve been very concerned about the country’s growing deficit. The government can bail out banks (IndyMac), but who bails out the government? That was a rhetorical question. So, why won’t Mr. Obama or Mr. Cain address this issue? One wants to increase spending and the other wants to increase spending and cut taxes.

Thanks for all those who have commented directly and indirectly on the blog. I hope to continue to introduce interesting people, as well as some personal insights.

Ciao,
John