Chamber of Commerce launches new site

There never has been a better time to be an entrepreneur. Recently I spoke with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as it “celebrates 100 years of representing the ideas, values and interests of free enterprise and the business community.” The chamber recently launched a new digital platform – FreeEnterprise.com. Check out a portion of my interview and the new site.

Good Samaritan

The other night at the Caps vs. Islanders game, a family member lost a wallet. The wallet contained cash, credit cards, driver’s license, keys, coins, notes and other personal items.

It was a devastating loss. We wondered if the wallet had been pick-pocketed or dropped. We went to lost and found. We searched everywhere.

No luck.

The next morning I received an email from a young man who said, “I believe I found your family member’s wallet. Will you call me please?”

We connected and the young man returned the wallet to me that he found on G Street in the middle of the street.

With everything intact.

What a great act of honesty and integrity.

The young man’s name is Phong Le. He lives in the neighborhood at Verizon Center.

He joined us at the Wizards game last night with a bunch of his friends. We met in the owner’s box. We attended the game and ate dinner together. I am extremely grateful to him for his act of kindness.

Good Samaritans exist. Thank you Phong Le.

 

Sick,Unbelievable

On the game last night – totally unacceptable.

One minute in – we are down 1 to 0. 

We are then down 4 to 0. Last two games played – down 3 to 0 and 4 to 0. That won’t get it done! 

We try to battle back but we lose 4 to 2 last night. First game back from break – but we can’t use that as an excuse. 

Time is a wasting for us. We have 48 games left to play.96 points to take. 

Every point matters from here on out as we are stuck on 36 points. 

This is a good blog post – very sobering and I was glad to read it. If you have the time – will be a good one to review. 

Be that as it may – we must get some wins and some points and build our confidence. On the road.

 Next game is against the hottest team in the NHL at home – the NY Rangers – wish us luck – we may need it.

Shark Attack Near Our Home

This is such sad news. A possible great white shark attack off the Treasure Coast near Vero Beach, Florida.

I remember well the sad story of James Willie who was attacked less than a mile from our home.

The ocean is beautiful but it can hold hidden dangers. I am always aware of my surroundings when I enter the ocean.

We often watch kite surfers whiz by our beach front in Vero Beach. Who knew it could be such a doubly dangerous sport. Read this story. Jaws redux.

Play Like There is No Tomorrow

Because if we lose, there is no tomorrow. The team is focused and believes it can win and they believe in each other. This will be another fun, entertaining and intense game. Wish us luck. Go Caps and don’t forget to Rock the Red!

Whoops

How many times have I said, “Never believe the so-called experts”? :-) Whoops…there was much to do about nothing over this report.

How many times have I said, "Never believe the so-called experts"? :-) Whoops…there was much to do about nothing over this report.

Also, it is interesting to note that Google now gets more of its revenue from outside the US than from the US. This is a truly global business now. As I noted a long time ago, he who gets to one billion uniques first will win and there is only 18 percent of the universe on the internet in the US.