What you think does matter

When I was growing up, all I ever heard was - “work hard, don’t waste your time on trivial things and you will be a success”…. As a nation we here our American education system is shot and that the Japanese have students who have no summers off and work long school days. This is why America is falling behind…….. Now I find out that video games could have made me a millionaire. That silly computer “nerdy” tech stuff could have made me the next bill gates. I also know that the Japanese culture plays more video games, online fantasy games and spends a lot of time trivial things - like perfecting the “art “ of twirling pens in their hands. I guess we were wrong…… Maybe I’ve learned one thing over the years of my life - I will never tell my children that something it too trivial or useless. It just may be the next big thing and they will be the next bill gates or Myspace, or who knows - millionaire champion pen twirler…………………

It's an interesting thought - a road that humms a tune so you wont be bored or feel bad for humming a song as you try to pay attention to the road. But I have a few thoughts: 1- ofcourse it has to be in japan - becuase in america, who can hear the road over my MP3 player.... 2- if I could hear the song humming, it would probably be late at night and it would put me to sleep [ not good ]. 3- With all the pot holes I encounter - no wonder everything sounds like hip hop....lol

Nov. 9 - A Japanese designer has come up with a novel way to address personal safety in the face of street crime - use urban camouflage. Aya Tsukioka's Coke-machine dress allows the wearer to quickly change appearance to that of a vending machine - blending into the urban landscape. As a female designer, she had been contemplating how to make clothes that also protect women. Toshi Maeda reports. **** I can only say this.... Couldn't a criminal use the same tactic? And did I hear him correctly - that most Japanese just run when scared? And dang, I thought america was litered with ads and vending machines - .......