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What is WOW? A reader asked today what WOW was... this is an excellent question. WOW is just that... WOW. Something that makes you say "WOW". A WOW project can be anything really.. I guess it depends on the observer, but once you grasp the concept, I hope that you begin to se WOW all around you. And the more you recognize it the better. Since it is hard to explain WOW, I will try to comment about any particular WOW I saw each day... I think you will get the idea.
Today's WOW? I was listening to Rufus wainwright tonight. Rufus is WOW! Why? you have to listen to fully understand, but this excerpt from one of his songs is one I can listen to again and again and each time I honestly feel like crying because it is so dang WOW! Honestly!
I don't wanna hold you and feel so helpless I don't wanna smell you and loose my senses And smile in slow motion With eyes in love
And then of course come some WOW piano playing, which I can't reproduce here... but it all comes together... It's not because I feel any particular connection with the lyrics. Pretty simple sure... but I don't know anyone who can write something so simple and yet be so dang great... WOW!
Other WOW... The fruit stand I go to every day... unlike most Japanese shops, they actually acknowledge the fact that they recognize me. They say "Hello your late (or early) today." This may not seem wow to people in the US, but when you think that 99% of the places I give my business to I give my business to at least once a week (and I only give business to them), and only two or three shops acknowledge that fact, that is WOW for Japan. The liqueur store I frequent recently got a new shipment of the Belgian beer I like after being out of stock for a month... the fist day I came in they had a bottle at the register waiting for me! WOW!
WOW is not necessarily big, it is most often some small detail that most people overlook... and when it is not overlooked, it is WOW!.
Think about it every day... what makes you say WOW!? Paying attention to it give you so much insight into WOW! and as G.I. Joe says, "knowing is half the battle".
I can't get over how great Guri and Awii are. Tonight, as I was working at my computer it was so great to have both of them running all over the keyboard. I think they where watching my fingers and tried to mimic them... wondered what was so special about every key I touched... The only problem is that Awii is actually heavy enought o press the keys when he/she stans on them. It's a bit annoying.
I am surprised to find that Guri loves fresh corn. She has never expressed any interest in any vegetable before. Recently I myself have discovered how much more wonderful fresh, raw cord on the cob is compared to boiled or grilled (as we do in Japan) corn is. If you have never tried it, please do. It is so juicy and tastes so fresh... Guri likes it too I guess, because she couldn't get enough of cleaning my cob. Of course Awii saw her, and wondered what was so great so Awii ran over and tried it too. Awii didn't seem to like it as much as Guri though.
At work today I got fed up with all the server maintenance I have been doing lately, and it just so happened that we need a new program for our office so I started doing that. Unlike most days, I did not want to leave at 6:00. When I get into creating a site or program or whatever, it is hard to pull myself away... a nice change at work. Unfortunate, I also have to set the trail for this weeks hash so I had to leave anyway.
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