Category Archives: Living in the World Today

What time is it? Does it even matter?

Posted on April 5, 2009 by markkolier

I have been thinking about this post for quite a while.  Maybe more today since I am getting some work done at the office on a Sunday afternoon (I did play 18 holes this morning – in 3 hours!).    When … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Tokyo – Part VI – Tokyo – it’s all about the hair and the mask

Posted on March 24, 2009 by markkolier

9:30PM on Sunday night in Tokyo and the Hair Salon is bustling.  There are actually people waiting their turn to spend more than $ 100US to color, tease, and style the head s of 36,000,000 people.  Maybe it’s just sheer … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Tokyo – Part III – Tokyo is no place for direct mail

Posted on March 23, 2009 by markkolier

I remember the first time I went to Tokyo in 2000.  The area in which my friends were living was very chic and filled with westerners.  Where my friends live now (they have moved around several times) is also a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Tokyo – Part II – how technology made it more fun

Posted on March 17, 2009 by markkolier

I am going on 24 hours with little sleep trying to stay up to hopefully get back on track.  So this might not be the most lucid post I have ever made.  Forgive me if that’s the case.  I just … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Tokyo – Part I

Posted on March 15, 2009 by markkolier

I have been in Japan for nearly a week now and I am leaving tomorrow morning.   This is my third trip to Japan (and Asia) in the last nine years.  Several friends of mine travel to Tokyo on business and … Continue reading →

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