New Market, Maryland, 2007.
Happy Holidays!
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The Return Motel Resort of New Market, Virginia, pictured in a postcard postmarked 1957 and a photo from my recent visit in December 2022. I was surprised to find most of the original motel structures are still there, hidden behind heavy brush and overgrowth.
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The offer
"Sales?" I repeated back rather blankly. Of course he read my reaction.
"Well everything is sales isn't it?", he followed up. Well yes, I agree with that. I often felt that when I was teaching I was trying to sell the ideas to my students. But... my image was a job full of pressure and stress, long hours. Not what I really wanted.
All the same he was offering me something and I would be paid while I try to get my feet moving in the field. So I thanked him wholeheartedly and told him I am not against the idea but it was a big change and I needed to think about it.
The product I would be selling caters to beverage makers so the question was, is there a market for it here in Japan? Absolutely! The omnipresence of vending machines is famous, of course, and there are 5 major players in the market, the question was, are there some SMBs that I can target?
I called my friend who lives in semi-retirement having cashed out on a couple of good business ideas and now living off the rental income from an apartment complex he owns. The most interesting point to me was that at the very least it would buy me some time. That, of course, is not enough for me. Any job I do, I want to succeed, but he was right.
In the follow-up meeting I started with, "I'll do it."
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people’s content consumption habits have evolved significantly. Lengthy blog posts and hour-long videos are no longer the preferred choices for many individuals.
Instead, they’re watching short, snackable videos on social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram & TikTok.
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Gingerbread holiday phantasy, New Market, Maryland, 2007.
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Not to talk about the watcher thing again as I’ve already kind of said my piece, but one of the most batshit insane parts of this whole unbelievable situation is that for some reason they decided that for some fucking reason the BEST time to announce this highly controversial decision was literally DAYS before they would be going on an international tour and having to face irate fans IN PERSON. Guys. What the hell. At least have the sensibility to announce a move that you HAD to have known would make people upset AFTER one of the few times you actually interact in person with your fanbase.
I hope you’re ready to investigate the Tower of London for ghosts, because I have a feeling the Londoners will be more than happy to acquaint you with the building later this week.
Insane move after insane move. Truly.
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