5/31/2009
A few additional notes.
The Bagels he ate for breakfast were from Israel.
The tea he drank was from Japan.
The cup holding the tea was made in Thailand.
Put that in your pipe, from Cuba, and smoke it.
5/31/2009
Maichan,
Good morning Mademoiselle.
I watched a love story last night.
You can watch on this page.
http://www.mysoju.com/cyborg-girl/
The actress is very beautiful and looks like you.
Her name is Haruka Ayase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka_Ayase
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/綾瀬はるか
This is more information about the movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_She
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/僕の彼女はサイボーグ
Send email when you can.
Howie
5/30/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I watched the drama with Akiko at night.
I was drinking wine, cabernet.
It was fun.
Today is cloudy and not warm.
Staying inside and working on the computer.
Yes, we already bought a video camera.
Talk to you again.
Howie
5/29/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I am watching Japanese drama for Japanese study.
Many dramas on this page.
http://www.mysoju.com/#japanese-drama
Now I am watching a bowling drama with Akiko.
http://www.mysoju.com/golden-bowl/
It is a good story.
Talk to you again.
Howie
5/27/2009
Miyuki,
Hi. Akiko and I were on the lawn except when we went to get food. Then our
friend was watching our stuff. We decided not to know the sex of the baby. Since
we are moving out of San Diego, we are not setting up a room and no need to
worry about color schemes. We are both pretty traditional and want to wait to
know. Anyway, really cool the dude is entering the marathon. These days we go to
the park every day and walk. Nice to be outside. Wondering what you do during
the day every day. You should hang out with us sometime. Send email when you
can.
Howie
5/26/2009
New Evidence Supports Bagel Shop Hoax Theory
Key to bagel shop mystery lies under thick layer of cream cheese
The San Diego Union Tribune (the rag) reported today that Einstein Bagels is
apparently using technology to produce images of customers in their stores. A
couple of customers known as Bjorn and Mary Ellen were often seen at the popular
bagel shop and recently seemed to disappear completely. Local authorities
originally thought the couple were simply too busy or too damn tired to make the
drive from their alleged Palomar estate. New evidence suggests they were not
really there in the first place. It has now been revealed the customers were
simply holographic images produced to make the store seem busier. A thorough
investigation of the store revealed no trace of Bjorn and Mary Ellen. Although a
perplexing mystery, regular bagel shop patrons prefer not to throw too much
light on the subject.
5/26/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Yeah we went to the food fair and stayed for a few hours. You can read more
about it on my home page.
http://howiehayman.com/
Anyway, you were able to spend a few days away from work. Very cool. Yup, we
were thinking about coming up there too, especially since you guys are not
hanging out in SD much these days. Let us know when would be convenient. Akiko
needs to decide if she is up for it though. Send email when you can.
Howie
5/25/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I think your English is getting better.
We enjoyed the food fair.
We are eating good food.
I am walking with Akiko every day.
It is a nice time.
Talk to you again.
Howie
5/25/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I went to the Food Fair with Akiko.
Please look at the pictures when you can.
http://howiehayman.com/
http://howiehayman.com/places-2009-may-24-balboa-park-food-fair.htm
Send email when you can.
Howie
5/25/2009
Miyuki,
Hi. We were looking for you guys too. Actually we arrived there at about 9:45
and stayed until 3:00 pm. We were sitting on the grass in front of the
entertainment stage. I posted pictures on my home page. Anyway, the next party
will be probably on Independence Day. You can find out the details on my home
page.
http://howiehayman.com/
Send email when you can.
Howie
5/23/2009
Gwen,
Hi. I am not even sure what to say to you. Been such a long time and yes, much
catching up to do for sure. You can reach me at this email address. Actually I
am online much of the time since I own 8 websites and adding content every day.
Pretty time consuming. I keep my phone turned off and only use it for outgoing
calls. My friends all communicate with me online so please feel free to send
email anytime. I would like to meet sometime when you are free. I spend a lot of
time walking, hiking, and bike riding. My place is one mile from Mission Trails
park. Let me know your schedule and we can figure out a good time. Send email
when you can.
Howie
5/22/2009
Aya,
Hi. We are doing really good now. Akiko was laid off back in January and we are
spending every day getting our projects done, relaxing, and waiting for the
little addition. We spent a lot of time on our Internet projects and pretty much
should be mostly finished next month. Let us know when you can meet. Until then.
Howie
5/17/2009
Hi. We are home. Do not go fishing today. We went and it was not warm and no one
was catching. We came home without even setting up. Talk to you again.
5/14/2009
Hey, cool. We can meet for breakfast. Akiko and I will be going to the bagel
shop tomorrow too if you want to meet. Any chance you can come up for an evening
meal. Post comments on my site often. It will make me happy. Send email when you
can.
5/14/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I want you to send me a nice picture of you.
Then I can change your picture on my site.
I want you to join Friend Connect on my site.
http://howiehayman.com/
It will be fun and you can show your support for Akiko.
Send email when you can.
Howie
5/12/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I want you to do really good on your finals. Need to talk about your school
and you possibly staying at the condo. Anyway, Akiko and I were only going to
the bagel shop every morning because it was my idea to give her a nice beginning
to the day because her job totally sucked. Now she is home and there is not any
need for a diversion. You might be happy to know eating all different things in
the morning now. Eating bagels maybe only a couple times a month now. Would be
happy to meet you there anytime though. Even better, come up for dinner anytime
and stay the night. These days we are doing lots of teriyaki chicken BBQ and
many other foods. Yummy stuff. You and I can drink wine together and you can
spend the night. No drinking partner now. Akiko cannot and none of our friends
drink. Anyway, leave comment on the friend connect on my site anytime. Would
make me happy. Ayumi already joined and posted a comment. Anyway, send email
when you can come up. Remember to post something. I love you. Talk to you again.
Dad
5/12/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I want you to try to relax more and not complain so much.
This is a happy time for me and Akiko.
I made the site for your family to see our pictures because you are far away.
You should not worry about things all the time.
Try to enjoy every day.
Talk to you again.
Howie
5/11/2009
Mademoiselle Maiko,
Salut. J'ai ajouté une nouvelle photo de vous. Tu ressembles à une princesse
d'un célèbre château. Très belle et séduisante. S'il vous plaît écrivez-moi
quand vous le pouvez.
Sir Howie
5/11/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I was happy to see you finally joined. Actually I was getting kind of
worried about you. Hopefully you checked the family link and saw your cute face
in the picture. This site is basically a way for family in Japan to keep up on
our stuff. Much easier to put everything in one place instead of sending
individual email all the time. Anyway, I really want to see you. This is an
exciting time for us and soon your brother or sister will be coming. We decided
weeks ago not to know if the baby is a boy or a girl. I really want you to be a
part of this. I missed a lot over the years and want to experience this again
with you. The house is relatively clean now and set up for a Summer of fun. We
are pretty much finishing up much of our Internet projects in order to relax the
next few months. You can come up and stay anytime. Awhile back you mentioned
some incredible news about you but you mentioned nothing after. Really want to
know about all your stuff. We missed a lot of years together and should do
everything now to make up for it. Trying not to get on you but really want to
see you. Send email when you can.
Dad
5/6/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I am going fishing with Akiko tomorrow at the usual place from about 8 am
until 12 pm. It sure would be nice to see you once in awhile. Join us if you
can.
Dad
5/6/2009
Joel,
Hi. No problem. I know you are very busy these days. Akiko and I would
definitely like to join you and your wife at your house for dinner when
convenient for you guys. Take your time for sure. Distance can be a bit of a
problem for some couples especially when getting back together. I went though
these things before and found communication to be the most important thing.
Anyway, everything will work out. I am going fishing with Akiko tomorrow at the
Ocean Beach pier from about 8 am until 12 pm. Join us if you can. Anyway,
getting together soon. Until then.
Howie
5/6/2009
Miyuki,
Hi. I am going fishing with Akiko tomorrow at the usual place from about 8 am
until 12 pm. We went twice already and caught a lot. The fishing looks good this
year. Join us if you can.
Howie
4/27/2009
Joel,
Hi. Akiko and I really enjoyed hanging out at your place last night. The dinner
was delicious. The wine was really good too. It was nice meeting and talking
with new friends. We really wanted to talk about your Utah hiking trip though.
Guess this means another dinner. Anyway, thank you again and let me know when
you can meet for dinner again, or the bagel shop, or for hiking. Talk to you
soon. Until then.
Howie, Akiko
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: Dinner Tomorrow
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:44:12 -0400
From: jmkriger@aol.com
Just checking if you guys have any dietary restrictions such as not eating meat
or poultry. If you need directions let me know otherwise I
will see you tomorrow. You should probably bring something warm to wear because
I would like eat on my patio if the weather is nice but it can still be a little
cool in the evening.
4/23/2009
Joel,
Hi. Actually we are probably the only people in SD without a cell phone. Even
our house phone is not connected although we do keep the recorder on. We were
receiving tons of calls from telemarketers and all of our friends know we are
online most of the time. Anyway, our number is 619-697-1698. You can leave a
message anytime but definitely better to send email. We will be there for sure
but would call you if there is a problem. In any event, we are really looking
forward to hanging out with you and talking. See you then.
Howie
4/22/2009
Miyuki,
Hi. I wanted to send you a personal email as opposed to posting on the evite
thingy. Akiko and I cannot make it to your party as we already made plans. Even
though Akiko is not working now, it seems we are becoming busier and busier.
Many events came up recently and we are already planning our move to Japan.
Anyway, hopefully you enjoy your special day. We will definitely find time to
get together another time. We are going to the Food Fair in the park again next
month. It would be nice if you guys can join us again this year. Talk to you
again.
Howie
4/19/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I went fishing with Akiko today and we caught a lot. Should be really warm
tomorrow and we plan to go again from early morning until about noon. You and
Rigel should definitely come and hang out with us. Gonna be on the OB pier in
front of the restaurant. Bring poles and line if you can but we can supply
everything else. Can supply poles too if you really need them. Probably ME needs
to work but a good chance for all the unemployed people to catch dinner. Send
email when you can.
Howie
4/16/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I were able to put in many hours on the sites the last few weeks.
We plan to return to civilization, as it were, tomorrow. We can meet for bagels
if you guys are up to it.
This Sunday is the environmental fair in Balboa Park. Planning to go early and
stay much of the day. Was wondering if you guys wanted to meet there. Usually at
least 50,000 people and plenty of activities. These are videos from last year.
http://sandiegocaliforniaevents.com/san-diego-california-events-videos.htm
Rigel would really like it and plenty of folks there for Bjorn to debate with,
especially the global warming groups.
Anyway, let me know about both plans. Should be online sometime tonight. Talk to
you again.
Howie
4/8/2009
Valerie,
Hi. Happy Passover. Tonight Akiko and I are going to a sedar again this year.
Send email when you can.
Dad
4/7/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Actually we can meet tomorrow early but not on Friday. We would need to
leave at 7:45 tomorrow though to take Akiko to an early appointment. We are only
going to go to the bagel shop if you guys can make it. Send email when you can.
Howie
4/6/2009
Linda,
Hi. I bought some allergy stuff last year for the chicken pox because initially
it was thought to be an allergy. Now sitting in the cabinet. It was kind of
expensive and a waste if not used. The brand is Zyrtec. Would like to give it to
you if you need it. Can bring it when I come to your house with Akiko in a
couple days. Send email when you can.
Howie
4/6/2009
Meenakshi,
Hi. I wanted to let you know Akiko and I plan to be at the House of India event
next week. Please let me know if anything changes. Talk to you again.
Howie
4/6/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I actually took some time off the sites and was able to watch the video you
sent. Funny stuff. Yup, kinda thought they were a bit biased.
Anyway, beginning today need to work on taxes, yuk. This past weekend we renewed
the passport for Akiko. The embassy folks came from LA to SD as a public
service. We need to go back again in a couple weeks.
I continue to add new content to the education site. The more I add, the more I
find. Already showing up in search since I linked to it from the other sites.
Akiko is finally getting the recipe site to work and now doing the fine tuning.
Hopefully you found some time to work on your site recently.
Much of our stuff should be finished up this month. We really want to spend the
summer relaxing and hanging out with you guys.
Say hi to the kids and tell them we can meet. Send email when you can.
Howie
From: wheeze5210@cox.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: passover 09
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:50:19 -0700
Hi Howie,
The first seder is next Wednesday 4/8/09. I hope you and Akiko can join us. Hope
all is well with you both. Give us a call or email me or Jim. See you soon.
Linda
4/2/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I need to take Akiko for a passport picture tomorrow and some shopping. I
was happy you called. Send email when you can.
Dad
Mary Ellen,
3/26/2009
Hi. Akiko and I plan to be at the bagel shop tomorrow. Hopefully you can hang
out for awhile. We needed to do tons of shopping and planned to go today put
postponed until tomorrow after receiving your email. Sure will be nice to be out
for a bit and relax.
For Bjorn
study, study, study, study
http://iteslj.org/v/in/
For Rigel
Put your thinking cap on. Gonna need some ideas for the new education site.
Anyway, see you tomorrow.
Howie and Akiko
3/25/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I am reading your email now. Akiko and I continue to work like crazy setting
up the sites. I already made almost 200 pages on the home education site and
this is only a small section of the site outline. The site should be close to
3000 pages when finished. Akiko uploaded about 8000 files to the host server and
now was able to get the program to work. We talked about going out and Akiko
wants to work until next week but definitely the week after next is perfect. Now
we only go out for shopping and our afternoon walk. Everything is else is work.
Kinda sucks but we really want to enjoy the summer and finish all the boring
site stuff now. Still waiting for news on your site stuff. Anyway, tell the kids
to hang in there a bit more. We will come out of hibernation soon. Send email
when you can.
Howie
3/19/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I think you probably already figured out we are not able to come up this
weekend. This was a long week for us with most of it spent on the computer from
early morning until the evening. We only went out to go shopping this week.
We had set a goal to get all of our sites online this week. Now there is a total
of eight sites we are working on. All of mine are typical htm sites and do not
require any special scripts. The site Akiko is working on is the recipe site and
she already installed about 8000 files and then ran into problems with the
hosting company server possibly not supporting the files.
In any event she is frustrated and there is no way I can pull her away from the
computer until this is resolved. We already sent in a support ticket to the
hosting company and now waiting for their answer.
Either way we should be good for the bagel store next week, probably more
towards the end of the week. We could really use some time out with friends.
Send email when you can.
Howie
3/16/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I planned to put a few sites online but ran into some problems
deciding on community scripts and hosting companies which would support them.
Really disappointed because the plan was to put these online this week.
Now with Google Friend Connect, it changed our thinking about the new sites.
Instead of being stuck with an entire script on the site, Google is making it
possible to add modules to get your site to do what you want. The problem is the
technology if new and there is not enough modules now.
Anyway, yeah we are busy but only because of our thinking. We both are feeling a
push to get the sites at least online before Akiko delivers this summer. We
barely go out now except for shopping and walking. We set this month to get
everything online at least and then work on it a little at a time.
We need to begin thinking about the move to Japan too. Anyway, things should
settle and then we can all get together.
Wondering if you made any progress on the site stuff.
Talk to you again.
Howie
3/15/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I went to the bagel shop anyway on Saturday in the event you guys
were able to make it. Getting really crowded because of the coupons.
As much as we want to, we cannot meet on Monday. We installed new Google
technology on the English site this weekend and need to spend the next few days
working out the bugs. Kind of difficult to explain. This was a Google beta
release last year which was finalized on the 12th of this month. Basically you
install script and can turn your site into an online community. This will
eventually connect most of the famous sites together. It is called Friend
Connect.
http://funeasyenglish.com/fun-easy-english-community-group-google-friend-connect.htm
This is something we wanted to do on the English site for years but the
technology was not available.
Anyway, now with the script installed, we need to focus on getting this promoted
immediately. Probably going to be up very late tonight and I told Akiko we can
sleep in tomorrow.
Any site news on your end?
We really want to get together again soon. Next weekend sounds possible.
Definitely agree about being too long. Tell the kids, both of them, to hang in
there a bit more. Talk to you again.
Howie
3/11/2009
Miho,
Hi. I was happy to get your email. Yeah, many people getting laid off these
days. You can see it all over SD with all the vacant stores.
Anyway, we would like to get together with you if you can find the time. Akiko
and I made no set decision on moving to Japan at this point and we are still
interested in the baby stuff if the offer still stands.
If not too much of an imposition, maybe we could do a potluck and come up to
your place for dinner one night. Please send email and let me know what you
think when you can. Thanks.
Howie
3/11/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I was really busy cleaning up the site and could not seem to find the time
to send email. Anyway, we might be able to meet this weekend on Saturday morning
but not sure. Recently Akiko really wants to sleep in. Hopefully you all enjoyed
the new activities on the site. Now adding tons of new stuff and working on a
new community. Anyway, send email when you guys plan to go to the bagel shop and
we can try to meet. Talk to you again.
Howie
3/11/2009
usbengoshi.com
Michael,
Hi. I wanted to get back to you again about our situation. Akiko and I received
email from her manager today and the company laid off three more employees.
Another friend, who works for the company, comes over often for dinner and keeps
us in touch with the happenings at the company. It seems like the company is
pretty much getting ready to close. It might be very difficult to prove
discrimination at this point with many employees being laid off. A travel
company, in this economy, is going to be really hit as people view travel as a
luxury item. In any event, we are going to keep records of everything as there
is still a chance we could move forward with the case if other things come up or
if we find out others in the company experienced discrimination. Now we are
thinking about moving to Japan towards the end of the year. Anyway, please send
email with any questions. Thanks.
Howie and Akiko
3/5/2009
Michael,
Hi. The fact I am American though allows me to understand your thinking. I
really do understand very well about Japanese not being confrontational after
living and working in Japan many times.
These are the main points now. Because of the developments with COBRA, now Akiko
is losing only a few thousand dollars and can stay home during her pregnancy. We
think it would be difficult to prove her situation is difficult as our home is
paid off and we still receive income from the state and generous benefit
subsidies from the company.
We talked about this for awhile this morning and aside from things seeming
better from a money perspective, Akiko does feel there was discrimination.
This was a very emotional week for us and at one point we were thinking about
going back to Japan. Then the situation with the benefits changed and we decided
to continue on with the original plan and stay in this country. The conclusion
is, to at least take the weekend to think about everything and make a more
rational and unemotional decision next week.
We will think about this over the weekend and maybe into next week a bit and
then send you email with our decision. Enjoy your weekend and talk to you next
week. Until then.
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:28:39 -0800
Howie:
As you probably know, Japanese are not confrontational or litigious. If Akiko is
reluctant at this time (so close to the event) then it leads me to believe she
thinks her termination was not discriminatory. Regardless, I'll answer your
questions:
With these new developments, how good do you think our case is?
Without the meeting and production of documents as set forth in my previous
email, I'm unable to give you an opinion.
What is the statute of limitations on a case like this and will waiting make the
case weaker?
One year statute of limitations is what I would use. With respect to the events,
people's memories dissipate as time goes by, documents get altered, lost, or
destroyed; so to some degree waiting makes the case weaker.
As for a release, I cannot give you an opinion unless I actually meet with Akiko
and view the document.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
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A Professional Corporation
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San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:31 PM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. I want to apologize but we need to cancel our appointment for tomorrow. Some
new developments changed things a bit. We applied for benefits this week and
were declined. We decided to go with COBRA to extend the benefits Akiko had when
she was working even though the cost is incredibly expensive. We needed some
forms and called the human resources department of her company and were told of
news regarding COBRA.
Apparently President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 which contains a provision in which the government will force companies to
pay for most of the COBRA costs of employees who were recently laid off.
The main reason for us wanting to take action against the company was because we
felt it was wrong for them to lay off Akiko and put her in the position of
costly benefits even while pregnant. Now with the benefits being much more
affordable, Akiko is reluctant to take action against the company as she feels
the main problem has been resolved. She wants more time to think about things.
This brings us to a few questions.
With these new developments, how good do you think our case is?
What is the statute of limitations on a case like this and will waiting make the
case weaker?
She was offered $500 to sign a long release stating she would not ever take
action against the company which was not signed.
Is there a time limit for this release?
Anyway, please send email with your thoughts when you can. Talk to you again.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:01:03 -0800
Howie:
The next step is to have a meeting. The pay information and resume are important
to determine potential damages in the case. These cases are based upon
inferences, i.e., that the reasons given were an unlawful pretext to the real
reason of pregnancy. These are issues of fact to be determined by a jury. So, a
meeting will help me get more of a "feel" for the company and Akiko. I'm
extremely busy this week, but will be available next Tuesday or Thursday
afternoon - preferrably at 1:30 p.m. Let me know if this works for you. If these
dates or times are not available for you/Akiko, please let me know alternative
times of availability. At the appointment, you can bring the documents.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
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A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:21 AM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. We were unable to get the pay information scanned and decided to wait until
your determination about the case. Please let us know if this information is
immediately necessary for your determination and we will try to get the pay
information to you as soon as possible. Thanks
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:24:34 -0800
Appears to be an inference of pregnancy discrimination, given the proximity of
the termination to the notification of pregnancy. Did they give her any reason
for her termination, e.g., downsizing, economics, poor work performance, etc.?
Was she salary or hourly employee?
What was her pay rate at time of termination?
What was her job title?
What were her job duties?
How many people worked for the company (not just San Diego, but State wide)?
How many employees at San Diego location?
Please forward me a copy of her current resume and last couple of pay stubs –
preferably by pdf.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:39 AM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. The following information pretty much covers why Akiko thinks she has a
strong pregnancy discrimination case.
Akiko was hired to work at Pleasant Holidays, a Mission Valley travel company,
on February 20, 2008. She was hired as a product automation agent and retained
that position until her last day of work for the company. During her 11 months
of employment with this company there was always plenty of work available for
her to complete. In fact, she was offered overtime on numerous occasions due to
the workload in her department and the lack of staff available to complete this
work.
Akiko worked above and beyond what others in the company and in her department
worked. In fact, Akiko consistently was able to find errors in the existing
software which the company utilized in the online segment of their business.
Akiko was often praised as being an excellent employee by both company managers
and fellow employees alike. She was told many times that her job was secure and
she need not ever worry about losing her job or her position with the company.
Akiko was also inline for additional training in the accounting aspects of the
company along with other departments. We were so confident about the stability
of her employment, we initiated steps towards purchasing a new single family
residence.
Akiko discovered she was pregnant in early December 2008. She waited
approximately two weeks to be sure of the pregnancy before telling her manager
the news. Her manager was informed of the pregnancy sometime during the middle
of December 2008.
After the manager knew of the pregnancy, things at work began to change for
Akiko. The managers she worked with on a regular basis began to be short with
her and some even avoided making eye contact. Akiko would often send email to
these same managers about errors she found in the software. The emails were
ignored and no reply was sent. After a couple weeks of this, it began to affect
Akiko emotionally. She would come home upset and depressed and went to sleep
soon after eating dinner every night. It became increasing more difficult for
her to get up the energy to go to work. Because of her Japanese upbringing she
still felt very devoted and loyal to the company and continued to do an
excellent job at work even though the attitude towards her had changed.
Then on January 29, 2009, with no previous notice whatsoever, she was told her
job was terminated and was asked to leave the company immediately. We believe
the company planned the termination to coincide with end of the month to avoid
payment of any additional benefits. Akiko was put in the position of being
without medical benefits immediately and had to cancel an appointment with her
gynecologist for the following week which has been scheduled weeks before.
The stress from this situation greatly affected Akiko and she became nauseous
and very unhappy. Even considering the situation, Akiko was unwilling to make a
case against the company. It was only recently that she realized the injustice
of what the company put her through which made her decide to take action against
the company.
We are asking you to please review the merits of this case and represent her in
this matter.
Thank you very much for your consideration. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:00:21 -0800
Great! I’ll look for your email.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:56 PM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. We are going to put together a brief synopsis of the situation and send it
to you tomorrow. Akiko is much more comfortable speaking Japanese and is happy
we found someone with whom she can communicate with in her native language.
Again, we are going to get our thoughts together and send you the information
tomorrow.
Due to your promptness and ability to speak Japanese, we already made the
decision to work with you should you decide to take this case.
Thank you very much for your time. We look forward to meeting you personally to
discuss the merits of her case. Talk to you soon. Until then.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:43:13 -0800
Howie:
Yes, all my employment cases are done on a contingency fee basis. I advertise in
the YuYu. I usually only represent plaintiffs and have successfully sued the
majority of large Japanese corporations that have a presence in San Diego. I
recently prevailed on two very large pregnancy discrimination cases – one was
against a multinational Japanese corporation and another against a very large
publicly traded California Corporation.
Just call or write and let me know the details of Akiko’s termination that lead
you to believe it was discriminatory.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
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purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2)
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:27 PM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. I would like to thank you for replying so quickly. Akiko and I began our
search for an attorney today and are waiting for two other offices to send
information. Before we go any further with this, we would need to know if your
company takes cases on a contingency basis as this is the only way we would be
willing to proceed. Akiko is a native Japanese speaker and was happy she would
be able to converse with you about her case. Please send email at your earliest
convenience.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
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> From: michael@usbengoshi.com
> To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
> Subject: Pregnancy Discrimination
> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:16:56 -0800
>
> Howie and Akiko:
>
> My name is Michael Moore. Jason Rodenbo and I work cases together. I don't
> know if Akiko is native Japanese speaker or not, but I speak Japanese and
> have represented many Japanese in employment matters. Including a very
> recent case, that just settled before trial, for pregnancy discrimination.
> It was against a Japanese company here in San Diego and I was able to
> establish the discrimination and obtain a very large settlement (over 200k)
> for my client.
>
> If you like, please call or email me with more information.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael E. Moore
3/3/2009
Meenakshi,
Hi. I am not going to be able to make it with Akiko for dinner this weekend.
Kind of a mess now. We are between insurance carriers and now Akiko is not
feeling good because of a messed up tooth. Hopefully things will settle a bit
over the next few weeks. Will keep you updated. Send email when you can.
Howie
3/3/2009
Dudes,
Hi. I wanted to give you a bit of an update. Akiko now has a messed up tooth. We
are without insurance because Kaiser turned Akiko down because she is pregnant.
Seems like discrimination. Seems like things were gonna really suck but then
this.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contains a COBRA provision
which means the previous company needs to pay most of the cost for the
continuation of our benefits. Yippee.
On another note, was reading stuff about the economy. Seems like the shit will
really hit the fan in the next few months. Geeez.
Finished up an incredibly time consuming project on the English site. Changed
250 pages in the Travel America and Travel Abroad sections.
Anyway, this is a long time for all of us not to meet. Sure will be nice to get
together when you return. Hopefully we can make it up to your place for the
weekend as you offered. Will depend on her tooth, otherwise looks good. Send
email when you can.
Howie
3/1/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. No worries. Actually we plan to spend the next couple weeks finishing up
many projects too. This past week we were able to get rid of the car and set up
a lot of our financial stuff. We also made a lot of progress on finally
finishing up the English site. Akiko is working on the tech stuff for the new
sites now. Anyway, yeah meet in a couple weeks when you get caught up on your
work. Communicate through email from now until then. Talk to you again.
Howie
2/26/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. We really want to meet you guys but need a couple more days to get our stuff
done. Next week will be good for us. Akiko is pretty determined to stay in this
country for awhile but the way things are going with the economy and everything,
my thinking is to go to Japan. Either way making a good beginning this week
towards moving. Hey, send some news about your progress on the site. We plan to
make a couple new sites next month. Talk to you again.
Howie
2/26/2009
Michael,
Hi. I wanted to mention a couple things we thought of the other night. Akiko
said out of the three offices nationwide, only the SD office has her department.
She said that there were approximately 15 people in her department when her job
was terminated and she was the only one to be fired. In addition, beginning this
month they are making people in her department work on the weekends to pick up
the slack due to an increased work load in the department. Go figure. Anyway,
please add this information to the file. See you next week. Until then.
Howie and Akiko
2/26/2009
Joe,
Hi. I am sending the form you requested. This past year Akiko and I went on a
couple trips to northern California and drove a lot. Now we are home and working
together on our Internet businesses. We drive to the grocery store and back a
couple times a week. Aside from that now the truck is basically not used. Send
email if you need additional information. Thanks.
Howie
2/25/2009
Michael,
Hi. We were unable to get the pay information scanned and decided to wait until
your determination about the case. Please let us know if this information is
immediately necessary for your determination and we will try to get the pay
information to you as soon as possible. Thanks
Howie and Akiko
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:24:34 -0800
Appears to be an inference of pregnancy discrimination, given the proximity of
the termination to the notification of pregnancy. Did they give her any reason
for her termination, e.g., downsizing, economics, poor work performance, etc.?
Was she salary or hourly employee?
What was her pay rate at time of termination?
What was her job title?
What were her job duties?
How many people worked for the company (not just San Diego, but State wide)?
How many employees at San Diego location?
Please forward me a copy of her current resume and last couple of pay stubs –
preferably by pdf.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
****************************************
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this communication (including any attachments), unless otherwise specifically
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purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2)
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notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
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From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:39 AM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. The following information pretty much covers why Akiko thinks she has a
strong pregnancy discrimination case.
Akiko was hired to work at Pleasant Holidays, a Mission Valley travel company,
on February 20, 2008. She was hired as a product automation agent and retained
that position until her last day of work for the company. During her 11 months
of employment with this company there was always plenty of work available for
her to complete. In fact, she was offered overtime on numerous occasions due to
the workload in her department and the lack of staff available to complete this
work.
Akiko worked above and beyond what others in the company and in her department
worked. In fact, Akiko consistently was able to find errors in the existing
software which the company utilized in the online segment of their business.
Akiko was often praised as being an excellent employee by both company managers
and fellow employees alike. She was told many times that her job was secure and
she need not ever worry about losing her job or her position with the company.
Akiko was also inline for additional training in the accounting aspects of the
company along with other departments. We were so confident about the stability
of her employment, we initiated steps towards purchasing a new single family
residence.
Akiko discovered she was pregnant in early December 2008. She waited
approximately two weeks to be sure of the pregnancy before telling her manager
the news. Her manager was informed of the pregnancy sometime during the middle
of December 2008.
After the manager knew of the pregnancy, things at work began to change for
Akiko. The managers she worked with on a regular basis began to be short with
her and some even avoided making eye contact. Akiko would often send email to
these same managers about errors she found in the software. The emails were
ignored and no reply was sent. After a couple weeks of this, it began to affect
Akiko emotionally. She would come home upset and depressed and went to sleep
soon after eating dinner every night. It became increasing more difficult for
her to get up the energy to go to work. Because of her Japanese upbringing she
still felt very devoted and loyal to the company and continued to do an
excellent job at work even though the attitude towards her had changed.
Then on January 29, 2009, with no previous notice whatsoever, she was told her
job was terminated and was asked to leave the company immediately. We believe
the company planned the termination to coincide with end of the month to avoid
payment of any additional benefits. Akiko was put in the position of being
without medical benefits immediately and had to cancel an appointment with her
gynecologist for the following week which has been scheduled weeks before.
The stress from this situation greatly affected Akiko and she became nauseous
and very unhappy. Even considering the situation, Akiko was unwilling to make a
case against the company. It was only recently that she realized the injustice
of what the company put her through which made her decide to take action against
the company.
We are asking you to please review the merits of this case and represent her in
this matter.
Thank you very much for your consideration. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
Fun Easy English
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http://funeasyenglish.com/
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From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:00:21 -0800
Great! I’ll look for your email.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
****************************************
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under Circular 230, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in
this communication (including any attachments), unless otherwise specifically
stated, was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the
purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2)
promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any matters addressed
herein.
E-mail may contain confidential information that is covered by the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. The
information contained in this electronic mail message is confidential
information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited.
****************************************
From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:56 PM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. We are going to put together a brief synopsis of the situation and send it
to you tomorrow. Akiko is much more comfortable speaking Japanese and is happy
we found someone with whom she can communicate with in her native language.
Again, we are going to get our thoughts together and send you the information
tomorrow.
Due to your promptness and ability to speak Japanese, we already made the
decision to work with you should you decide to take this case.
Thank you very much for your time. We look forward to meeting you personally to
discuss the merits of her case. Talk to you soon. Until then.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
Fun Easy English
Fun Easy English Classroom New
http://funeasyenglish.com/
Japanese Language Culture Food
1600 pages of everything Japanese
http://japaneselanguageculturefood.com/
San Diego California Events
#1 for San Diego events
http://sandiegocaliforniaevents.com/
From: michael@usbengoshi.com
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:43:13 -0800
Howie:
Yes, all my employment cases are done on a contingency fee basis. I advertise in
the YuYu. I usually only represent plaintiffs and have successfully sued the
majority of large Japanese corporations that have a presence in San Diego. I
recently prevailed on two very large pregnancy discrimination cases – one was
against a multinational Japanese corporation and another against a very large
publicly traded California Corporation.
Just call or write and let me know the details of Akiko’s termination that lead
you to believe it was discriminatory.
Sincerely,
Michael E. Moore
===========================================
Law Offices of Michael E. Moore
A Professional Corporation
401 West "A" Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 234-4114
Fax: (619) 234-7717
Michael@usbengoshi.com
http://www.usbengoshi.com
****************************************
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under Circular 230, we inform you that any U.S. federal tax advice contained in
this communication (including any attachments), unless otherwise specifically
stated, was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the
purpose of (1) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (2)
promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any matters addressed
herein.
E-mail may contain confidential information that is covered by the Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is legally privileged. The
information contained in this electronic mail message is confidential
information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above.
If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication
is strictly prohibited.
****************************************
From: Howie Hayman [mailto:sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:27 PM
To: michael@usbengoshi.com
Subject: RE: Pregnancy Discrimination
Michael,
Hi. I would like to thank you for replying so quickly. Akiko and I began our
search for an attorney today and are waiting for two other offices to send
information. Before we go any further with this, we would need to know if your
company takes cases on a contingency basis as this is the only way we would be
willing to proceed. Akiko is a native Japanese speaker and was happy she would
be able to converse with you about her case. Please send email at your earliest
convenience.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
Fun Easy English
Fun Easy English Classroom New
http://funeasyenglish.com/
Japanese Language Culture Food
1600 pages of everything Japanese
http://japaneselanguageculturefood.com/
San Diego California Events
#1 for San Diego events
http://sandiegocaliforniaevents.com/
> From: michael@usbengoshi.com
> To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
> Subject: Pregnancy Discrimination
> Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:16:56 -0800
>
> Howie and Akiko:
>
> My name is Michael Moore. Jason Rodenbo and I work cases together. I don't
> know if Akiko is native Japanese speaker or not, but I speak Japanese and
> have represented many Japanese in employment matters. Including a very
> recent case, that just settled before trial, for pregnancy discrimination.
> It was against a Japanese company here in San Diego and I was able to
> establish the discrimination and obtain a very large settlement (over 200k)
> for my client.
>
> If you like, please call or email me with more information.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael E. Moore
2/24/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. We are pretty much in for the week and trying to get everything done at the
same time. All the insurance bullshit and other unfinished projects are kind of
getting to us this week. Now we decided to focus and finish everything before
going out and enjoying ourselves. Should be back to normal and can meet next
week. Akiko and I really need to be out of the house again. Send email when you
can.
Howie
2/24/2009
Meenakshi,
Hi. I am trying to get many things together since Akiko is not working now. We
want to see you guys and can probably make it on the March 7 for dinner. Will
send email to confirm soon. Send email when you can.
Howie
2/24/2009
Michael,
Hi. These are the answers to your questions.
Did they give her any reason for her termination, e.g., downsizing, economics,
poor work performance, etc.?
They told her they were laying her off due to the poor economy and her position
was no longer needed.
Was she salary or hourly employee?
Hourly.
What was her pay rate at time of termination?
$13.31 per hour.
What was her job title?
Product Automation Agent.
What were her job duties?
Data entry, processing information.
How many people worked for the company (not just San Diego, but State wide)?
Not exactly sure but approximately 200, this is really a guesstimate.
How many employees at San Diego location?
Approximately 30.
Please forward me a copy of her current resume and last couple of pay stubs –
preferably by pdf.
We cannot get this information to you until tonight. A friend of ours has a
scanner and would be able to scan the information and then we can send it to
you. Hopefully this is acceptable.
Additional note. There were two other people laid off at the same time but we
think this was possibly a smokescreen to get rid of Akiko. The company has, on
numerous occasions, fired employees and then hired them back.
Please send email if you require any additional information.
Howie and Akiko
2/24/2009
Joe,
Hi. I would like you to please cancel the insurance on the 1994 Toyota Camry
ASAP. The car is not running and we are getting rid of it this week.
We are keeping the insurance on the 1990 Toyota 4Runner.
Send a statement to reflect any refund or any money owed.
Please send email to confirm you received this. Thanks.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, California 92119
2/24/2009
Michael,
Hi. The following information pretty much covers why Akiko thinks she has a
strong pregnancy discrimination case.
Akiko was hired to work at Pleasant Holidays, a Mission Valley travel company,
on February 20, 2008. She was hired as a product automation agent and retained
that position until her last day of work for the company. During her 11 months
of employment with this company there was always plenty of work available for
her to complete. In fact, she was offered overtime on numerous occasions due to
the workload in her department and the lack of staff available to complete this
work.
Akiko worked above and beyond what others in the company and in her department
worked. In fact, Akiko consistently was able to find errors in the existing
software which the company utilized in the online segment of their business.
Akiko was often praised as being an excellent employee by both company managers
and fellow employees alike. She was told many times that her job was secure and
she need not ever worry about losing her job or her position with the company.
Akiko was also inline for additional training in the accounting aspects of the
company along with other departments. We were so confident about the stability
of her employment, we initiated steps towards purchasing a new single family
residence.
Akiko discovered she was pregnant in early December 2008. She waited
approximately two weeks to be sure of the pregnancy before telling her manager
the news. Her manager was informed of the pregnancy sometime during the middle
of December 2008.
After the manager knew of the pregnancy, things at work began to change for
Akiko. The managers she worked with on a regular basis began to be short with
her and some even avoided making eye contact. Akiko would often send email to
these same managers about errors she found in the software. The emails were
ignored and no reply was sent. After a couple weeks of this, it began to affect
Akiko emotionally. She would come home upset and depressed and went to sleep
soon after eating dinner every night. It became increasing more difficult for
her to get up the energy to go to work. Because of her Japanese upbringing she
still felt very devoted and loyal to the company and continued to do an
excellent job at work even though the attitude towards her had changed.
Then on January 29, 2009, with no previous notice whatsoever, she was told her
job was terminated and was asked to leave the company immediately. We believe
the company planned the termination to coincide with end of the month to avoid
payment of any additional benefits. Akiko was put in the position of being
without medical benefits immediately and had to cancel an appointment with her
gynecologist for the following week which has been scheduled weeks before.
The stress from this situation greatly affected Akiko and she became nauseous
and very unhappy. Even considering the situation, Akiko was unwilling to make a
case against the company. It was only recently that she realized the injustice
of what the company put her through which made her decide to take action against
the company.
We are asking you to please review the merits of this case and represent her in
this matter.
Thank you very much for your consideration. Please contact us at your earliest
convenience. Thank you again.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
2/23/2009
Michael,
Hi. We are going to put together a brief synopsis of the situation and send it
to you tomorrow. Akiko is much more comfortable speaking Japanese and is happy
we found someone with whom she can communicate with in her native language.
Again, we are going to get our thoughts together and send you the information
tomorrow.
Due to your promptness and ability to speak Japanese, we already made the
decision to work with you should you decide to take this case.
Thank you very much for your time. We look forward to meeting you personally to
discuss the merits of her case. Talk to you soon. Until then.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
2/23/2009
Michael,
Hi. I would like to thank you for replying so quickly. Akiko and I began our
search for an attorney today and are waiting for two other offices to send
information. Before we go any further with this, we would need to know if your
company takes cases on a contingency basis as this is the only way we would be
willing to proceed. Akiko is a native Japanese speaker and was happy she would
be able to converse with you about her case. Please send email at your earliest
convenience.
Sincerely,
Howie and Akiko
2/23/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I cannot meet for breakfast this week. We decided to get all the
BS done this week, including work related stuff, the car, and other things. We
are a bit depressed too and considering going to Japan early. We prefer to meet
you guys next week when everything is done and we can be more fun. You can still
send email this week with any questions about site stuff. Hopefully your week
will be good. Send email when you can.
Howie
2/23/2009
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to you on behalf of my wife, Akiko Hayman, who was recently
terminated from her company, we believe, due to her current pregnancy. We
initially were not planning any legal action against her company, but reflecting
back on the entire situation along with recent developments in the company, has
prompted us to now consider taking legal action. We are looking for an attorney
who will take the case on a contingency basis. Please contact us at our email
address for any additional information you may require in making your
determination to take the case. Thank you very much for your consideration in
this matter.
Sincerely,
Howie Hayman
Akiko Hayman
2/23/2009
Dear Mr. Rodenbo,
I am writing to you on behalf of my wife, Akiko Hayman, who was recently
terminated from her company, we believe, due to her current pregnancy. We
initially were not planning any legal action against her company, but reflecting
back on the entire situation along with recent developments in the company, has
prompted us to now consider taking legal action. We are looking for an attorney
who will take the case on a contingency basis. Please contact us at our email
address for any additional information you may require in making your
determination to take the case. Thank you very much for your consideration in
this matter.
Sincerely,
Howie Hayman
Akiko Hayman
2/22/2009
Hi. We will definitely try to make it and thanks for the update. The videos are
pretty boring grammar stuff….prepare yourself. Anyway, we are marketing like
crazy and Akiko is really getting into her cooking site. This should be really
fun when all these sites come together. Anyway, hang in there with moving, work,
and all the municipal crap. Talk to you soon. Until then.
Howie Akiko
2/22/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I was thinking about what a good kid you are. Really miss hanging out with
you. Actually the last Monday you wanted to meet, me and Akiko were stuck up in
the mountains because of the snow. Try and reschedule. I miss you a lot. Send
email when you can.
Dad
2/22/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I think we can make it on Monday but not sure. For some reason, really wiped
out this week. If not, definitely communicate though email about site stuff.
Finally caught up on the videos. Talk to you again.
Howie
2/20/2009
Hey guys,
We might be at the bagel store tomorrow. Slept in today after feeling like crap
for the last couple days. The workout in the mountains was the beginning. Spent
the next day Wednesday cleaning and vacuuming on my hands and knees preparing
the place for our friend who stayed with us that night. Drank too much and then
on Thursday, was felling pretty awful. We were supposed to go shopping today
which now will be tomorrow. Anyway, we might be able to meet for a bit in the
morning if you guys plan to be there. Either way keep us posted about your
progress on the site. Talk to you again.
Howie, Akiko
2/13/2009
Yup, see you soon then.
2/13/2009
We are packed and would like to come up tonight if no problem. Any chance for ME
to come over today and go????
2/13/2009
We forgot about the potential for many people tomorrow on the road up the
mountain.
2/13/2009
Guess this is getting a bit confusing hehe. Akiko is all ready to go and maybe
wants to go today but gonna ask her. Crazy stuff.
2/13/2009
Um, actually we are kind of ready to go now and thought she might want to go
with us tonight????
2/13/2009
Hey, more shit. A bit of a truck issue but nothing out of control. Need to top
off some fluids and then ready to go. We need at least another hour. Convinced
Akiko the storm is not a problem and can leave in a bit. Tell ME she can come
over and go with us if she wants. We would need to go straight to your house
though. Akiko gets pretty car sick sometimes on the drive. We could also come up
tomorrow if more convenient. Give the working girl a much deserved time out from
driving. Going outside to do the truck and then back online for your answer.
2/13/2009
Pretty close to leaving now. Gonna be offline.
2/13/2009
Hi. Actually things are getting kind of frenzied now. Still trying to get out of
the house but a few things came up. Back toilet needs repair. Getting tons of
crap from a friend from my home town for not posting about Buffalo events. Akiko
really wants to leave early because of the storm. Trying to post two more class
videos. oy ve, quite a day. Really looking foward to some cheap wine and
relaxing tonight. Will keep you updated on the efforts to leave. Until then.
2/13/2009
Hey, wondering if ME is planning to drive in with us on Monday. Friends in RB
want to see us. Thinking about going there on the way back. Send email when you
can.
2/13/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I received email from ME and it looks like we will be driving separately. No
doubt you know about the news from Buffalo. Kind of hanging around a bit longer
today as we are receiving a lot of email from friends in Buffalo. Some friends
affected, although not directly so far. Anyway, we plan to get up there late
afternoon if possible to stay ahead of the approaching storm.
Please send email and let us know when someone will be at your house. Thanks.
Howie
2/13/2009
Meenakshi,
Hi. I think Akiko and I will stay in SD until the end of the year. Yes of course
we want to see you again. We are pretty free next month and would like to get
together for dinner again. Talk to you again.
Howie
2/13/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Actually riding with us would be not problem except for two things.
You would need to park your car on the street since we already told our roommate
he could park in our spot over the long weekend.
The other thing is we need to take a straight shot to your place. Akiko gets
really car sick. In fact we might take 15 to 76 this time. The other way is too
bumpy for her.
Anyway, let me know what you think.
Akiko made tons of food. The curry should be two meals. We also bought garlic
bread to go with the lasagna. We are bringing other stuff too. This should be
really fun.
Send email about all this when you can.
Howie
2/12/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I enjoyed meeting you too. Plenty of fun talking anytime.
Really surprised the store is not stocking the program. Anyway, going to try to
find the other program for you to load onto your computer. I think if we all put
our heads together, we can get the router going though.
Anyway, it looks like we will head up there tomorrow towards the early evening.
This way you will not need to make dinner. The storm should begin in the late
afternoon and they expect a fair amount of snow. The storm on Sunday should
bring a lot more though.
Anyway, Akiko is making the food tonight and I should be online for awhile.
Thank you for the tax links. Going to get into that garbage sometime next week.
Talk to you again.
Howie
2/12/2009
Valerie,
Hi. I can meet you at the bagel shop next week with Akiko if you want. Many
things to talk about. I want to know what happened with the other parent. You do
not need to talk about it if you do not want to. Tomorrow is the gay marriage
lesson on the English site. You might want to get your friends to post something
on the board. Send email when you can.
Dad.
2/10/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I can make it Thursday morning at 7:30 no problem. We are thinking
about coming up this weekend, but quite honestly, we don’t want to overstay our
welcome. Akiko being Japanese, makes her really worry about these things. We
really want to know this is not a problem for you guys. We are making a warm
food plan if we do come up though.
Anyway, the recorder names are really good. Already many thoughts on why some
would be better. The router is an excellent idea. You can use the computer
anywhere in your house and you can build in some good security. These things are
pretty cheap and well worth it. We can do an Internet party at your dining room
table. Fun stuff.
If you get it this week, we can all work on setting it up. You might consider
going to Best Buy in Santee and talking to Robert. If you go, tell him the guy
from Buffalo with the Japanese wife sent you. Trying anytime to find a
knowledgeable salesperson and this guy knows his stuff.
Now working on a long overdue project. Completely redoing the site pages to make
them more user friendly. Now updating about 160 grammar pages. The cutting and
pasting extravaganza. Pretty boring. Anyway, talk to you in a couple days. Until
then.
Howie
2/9/2009
Hey, I was thinking. If you guys decided to get a router, then we could all do
an Internet and site party on your dining table. It would be totally cool. The
routers are only about 40 bucks for a linksys brand. You could still keep your
other computers hardwired upstairs. Let me know if you need any more
information.
2/9/2009
marilyn
Yup, this is total bullshit. Already sent an email to the manager, her manager
and the owner of MEAN ASS management company. They said no idea when everything
will be back to normal. Cannot believe many residents spent the last few days in
a hotel. We were at our friends house up in Palomar from Friday until Sunday
night and expected everything to be back to normal already. You are completely
justified in being pissed off about all this.
2/9/2009
Shari,
Hi. I was holding off complaining about this for as long as possible but this is
ridiculous. My wife and I spent the weekend up in the mountains with friends
this past weekend due to the utilities being off. We expected everything to be
turned on already. We understand the showers in the recreation building are
unaffected but who wants to walk out in the rain to use them. Really cannot
understand why they do not wait until the Summer to do this stuff when it would
be more convenient for everyone. Want to know when everything will be back to
normal. Send an answer as soon as you can.
Howie
2/9/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I kinda figured you would get more snow up there. We shoulda stayed longer.
We cannot take a shower as the meter is still off. Suppose they are waiting for
SDGE to turn everything on again. Condos suck.
Anyway, we will most likely come up again next weekend if it is not a problem
for you guys. You should get a fair amount of snow again next week if the
predictions come to fruition. We plan to bring a couple of different warm meals
this time. We would come up maybe Friday again to avoid the throngs of city
dwelling snow collectors and depending on the updated forecast. Let us know if
this works for you.
About the recorder site stuff. The dude in the YouTube video was a bit creepy.
You could do much better. Keep on making the list of site names.
About the making the videos. I would like to make two different sets of videos
with you next weekend. One set will be of you playing your various instruments.
I would like you to send a list of the instruments you plan to play, hopefully
all of them. You could also send some very basic information about each
instrument if you want. I can get this information if you are too busy. These
videos will be posted to the English YouTube account and embedded on the English
site.
The other set of videos will be of you discussing your views about many of the
topics we talked about over bagels and wine during our various meetings. I am
not going to include subtitles for these videos as this would obviously be too
time consuming. These videos will be posted to the SD YouTube account and
embedded on the SD site.
Ask Mary Ellen when she needs to leave the bagel shop on Wednesday. Might be
able to talk Akiko into going early.
Send email when you can.
Howie
2/9/2009
marilyn
No and this is total bullshit. Wondering why these assholes cannot wait until
the Summer to do this stuff. Sure you can use the showers in the recreation room
but who wants to walk out there when it is pouring rain. Really pissed off now.
2/9/2009
Marie,
Hi. I want to be really straight about this. Now with Akiko being pregnant and
home every day we really value our privacy. Recently we stayed in the mountains
with our friends up in Palomar and many friends coming for dinner or staying as
house guests. It is a really nice time for us.
We are already renting a room to a guy, who is also my friend, which would not
be possible if it was anyone else. This guy is extremely quiet and literally
stays in his room the entire time except for eating. It is almost like there is
no roommate. Usually I am only going to rent to women. Anyway, assuming your BF
is not college student age, it would be impossible for me to stay in the same
house with someone older, who is not related to me, who is a guy, and who is set
in his ways.
Was kind of wondering if you considered him staying with your sister, which
seems like the obvious choice.
Anyway, hopefully you understand. Nice to know you are back in a relationship
again. Send email when you can.
Howie
2/9/2009
Bjorn, Mary Ellen,
Hi. Akiko and I really want to thank you guys for this past weekend. We really
enjoyed ourselves. It was really foggy on the way down the mountain. Then it was
raining quite a bit on the freeway. Now it is really pouring. No doubt you guys
are getting tons of snow this morning. Anyway, I plan to get tons of videos and
other site stuff done this week. Not sure if you were kidding about coming up
next weekend but going to prepare the other computer to bring if we really do
get together. There is supposed to be another storm next weekend. We would
probably bring hot food this time, like curry or something which would fit
better on a snowy weekend. Anyway see what happens this week with your work and
stuff. As for us, today is a nice day to stay in and work on the computer and
watch the rain. Nice but not quite as nice as looking at the snow in your yard.
Keep thinking of names for your site….your homework. Send email when you can.
Howie, Akiko
2/6/2009
Bjorn,
Hey, related to your useful email, I uploaded a few porno videos. Um, not really
porn but made them to prove a point. Will talk about this more when we come up.
Go to the classroom and click on the February 9 link to see the videos.
Akiko is done cooking and getting ready to head up there. Probably offline from
now. See you in a few hours. Until then.
Howie
2/6/2009
Bjorn,
Hey, I wanted to make sure the roads are pretty descent up there. Now we are
really getting a lot of rain. Been up working for a while. Akiko will get up
soon to make the food for the weekend. Anyway, send email about the
precipitation and roads when you can.
Howie
2/5/2009
Um, assuming no bagel shop then. We will be coming up in the early afternoon
with plenty of goodies. Until then.
2/4/2009
Yup, sent email to the management company and found out. Heading up to the
mountains and staying with friends for the weekend. The tenting will not be done
this year. Check out the new pronunciation videos.
http://funeasyenglish.com/american-english-pronunciation.htm
Click on any lesson.
Thanks.
2/4/2009
Hey, not sure about the powder stuff and all but happy to work on the wood or
anything else if you need it. Probably cannot make the bagel shop tomorrow as we
need to finish up a lot of projects and I told Akiko she would not need to get
up early until Friday. Be fun to meet then. Hopefully Mary Ellen can hang out
for a bit before heading off to work. Anyway, trying to finish up a bunch of
videos. Should be on the computer until the wee hours. Send email if you are
online. Talk again.
2/4/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I received your other emails but spent the last couple days working on
videos to get ahead before coming to your place. Could not reply as quickly as
usual.
About clicking the Google ads. Crap, now I owe you about 2.5 cents. hehe.
Actually though, be sure not to click to much as Google tracks IP addresses. Too
many clicks and they could ban your Internet from receiving some of the site
content.
About Ancient FM. Akiko and I now can happily, and merrily, listen to those
wonderful renaissance sounds streaming through the computer. The media player
will not work on my computer but works on the other computer.
About this Friday. Wondering if you guys can still meet at the bagel shop in the
morning. We are looking forward to it.
About this weekend. It looks like we will come up on Friday to avoid the
lowering snow levels and the potential requirement to need snow chains on
Saturday. There is a chance we could get snowed in at your place until Sunday.
Really wondering if this is no problem for you guys. We plan to bring a lot of
extra food.
We plan to bring the monster with us, aka our larger laptop. Yup, a bit of
Internet, Google gadget, and site design classes for you if you’re into it.
Since you and I will most likely be drunk, Akiko will be conducting the classes.
Akiko is using a translator program to upload our videos on foreign versions of
YouTube. While she was looking for YouTube like sites, she came across an
unbelievable porn site. Unbelievable in terms of popularity. The site is ranked
49 in Alexa for world sites. Incredible some of the stuff on the Internet.
Anyway, we will soon be seen throughout Russia, China, and Japan. This Internet
stuff is tons of fun. Cannot wait until you guys begin getting into it. Anyway,
send me an email when you can. Until then.
Howie
2/4/2009
Shari,
Hi. I want to thank for replying this quickly. My neighbor tends to get a bit
excited about these things and decided it was better to get the information from
the source. Anyway, about the tenting. My wife and I plan to go back to Japan
for awhile next year and will definitely be sure to coordinate the trip to
coincide with the tenting. Keep us posted with any changes. Thank you again.
Howie
2/4/2009
Shari,
Hi. I received email from one of my neighbors in the same building today. She
said we would be without hot water for three days and we would need to leave our
places for three days due to termite tenting of our building. I need to know the
dates of these events ASAP. Since you already know this information, I am
expecting you to send a reply today, NOT next week as usual. Thanks.
Howie
2/4/2009
Takumi,
Hi. I want to let you know it will be no problem at all for you to stay with us.
Actually I began the spring cleaning of the house this week. Maybe you can bring
a cheap bottle of wine and you and I can get drunk together. Yeah very cool. We
can hang out together and catch up on everything. Again, no problem at all. Send
email when you can.
Howie
2/2/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I am already preparing for coming up this weekend. Akiko is going to make a
really good appetizer. Something similar to qagh but a little more Japanese.
Hey, San Diego’s finest prognosticators….yeah right….are predicting quite the
little storm this weekend, actually supposed to be end of the week. They
originally predicted the snow levels to be pretty low and then subsequently took
it out of the forecast. Probably nothing to worry about as these guys are
usually about a half day off. Um, in any event, was kinda wondering if we could
come up Friday afternoon IF the storm comes as predicted to avoid any hassle
from the Municipal Corporation’s henchmen requiring all mountain travelers to
carry chains. Still planning to meet at the bagel shop Friday morning if you
guys are in town.
Send email when you can.
Howie
2/2/2009
Ry,
Hey, this is Howie and Akiko, customers at your store. I thought it would be a
good idea to send some of my Internet stuff with a bit of an explanation.
These are my sites.
http://funeasyenglish.com/
1600 pages, should reach about 10,000 visitors per day this summer
Pronunciation section with 44 new videos. Took a lot of time to make.
http://funeasyenglish.com/american-english-pronunciation.htm
New classroom section. Putting a lesson per day.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson.htm
http://sandiegocaliforniaevents.com/
450 pages, not a money maker but we get tons of comp tickets to stuff around
town in exchange for posting events.
http://japaneselanguageculturefood.com/
1500 pages, my personal study site, now becoming pretty popular
YouTube account with our videos. Some are good, some are pretty freaking boring
but good for studying English.
http://www.youtube.com/user/FunEasyEnglish
Another YouTube account.
http://www.youtube.com/user/sandiegoevents
Took 2nd place in a Democratic Party of California video contest for this one
and received $3000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12gPMTUJBWI&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4bMbZR7oIU&feature=channel_page
A few favorites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KIaSeDO3bk&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3rlgHzFcuQ&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK70uS_COoQ&feature=channel_page
Google Picasa account with some of our pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/FunEasyEnglish.com
This should keep you busy for awhile. Anyway, the videos you would be in would
be conversation videos. Basically different situations international students
might encounter. Funnier is better. Anyone in the videos would be listed in the
credits at the end. Good exposure if some of your friends are aspiring actors.
Planning to get this together within the next few weeks. Maybe we can do a
potluck at our place and talk about it. Akiko is a really good cook.
Incidentally our place is only a couple miles from your store. Anyway, send
email when you can.
Howie
2/1/2009
Um, oy ve pretty early but gonna go anyway to meet ME before work. Incidentally
the eggs taste much better when not store bought. Incredibly fresh. Feel free to
bring them anytime if buckets of them are sitting around. hehe. We can all
engage in some rocking conversation tomorrow. Until then.
2/1/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I worked until late at night and early this morning and finally was able to
finish the 44 pronunciation videos. This puts an end to the most time consuming
video project to date.
Go to the English site
http://funeasyenglish.com/
Click Pronunciation
Then click on any of the lessons to see the videos.
Now I can actually relax today. Hey, Akiko and I really enjoyed meeting you guys
at the bagel shop yesterday. It was four hours of talking which went really fast
for sure. Thanks again for the eggs. We ate four of them this morning in some
kind of omelet thingy.
Anyway, not really planning to go to the bagel shop on a regular basis anymore
as this was mostly a diversion for Akiko in the morning because of her suck job.
We will for sure come out though anytime to see you guys when you make the drive
down.
I really want to know if you guys are good about us coming up for the weekend
next week. I am really weird about imposing on people but we really do want to
come. If this really is no problem we plan to stay over again like last time
pending any of the following possible occurrences.
Global financial meltdown
Riots at the Palomar Observatory (crazy astronomers)
Drive by sushi throwing Japanese
Meteor slamming into the planet
Ron Paul running around the streets naked
Anyway, aside from these potentially disturbing events, we plan to come up. Send
email if you plan to go out to the bagel shop this week. Talk to you again.
Howie
1/29/2009
Hey, I forgot to thank you for sending the links to your friends. I really
appreciate it. Now Akiko will be marketing the site full time in Japan. Anyway,
thank you again.
1/29/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I am sitting with Akiko now and we really wanna see you. Yup, tomorrow is a
bit early but Saturday around 7:00 am is good. Akiko is officially unemployed
now and everyday is a holiday. We can hang out longer now. See you then.
Howie
1/29/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. Actually this weekend we are watching the Super Bowl advertisements, um not
the game. The following weekend might work though. Be sure to let me know when
you plan to be at the bagel shop. We probably will not be going much unless we
know you and or Mary Ellen will be there. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/29/2009
Bjorn,
Hey, I sent this email to you and Mary Ellen last night but no reply. Now
wondering if you received it and sending it again. Akiko and I went shopping
today and ran into a lady who often goes to the bagel store. She said you guys
were looking for us. We really wanna see you. Send email tonight and let me know
the next time you plan to go there. We can talk as long as you want now, even
until the cows come home. Why?
Because Akiko was laid off today. Yup, she is now among the ranks of the
unemployed. This is actually pretty good timing for us though since I need her
back on the computer to do techie stuff. The English site is pretty much getting
a new record for visitors every night. Now adding tons of content.
Today I was home playing with PlayDoh. Yup, was using it to make a pronunciation
model. Pretty funny actually. Check the English site and click on Pronunciation
and then on any of the lessons. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/29/2009 2:19 pm
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. I am coming now. See you in a bit then.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:17:38 -0800
Subject:
Can you pick me up right now? Guess what happen to me…
1/28/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I received email from Mary Ellen saying you guys would be at the bagel shop
from 6:30 am to 7:00 am. We really wanna see you guys but Akiko is kinda wiped
out recently and maybe a bit too early. Any way you guys can stay until about
8:00 am? Find out and let me know when you can. Should be online until pretty
late tonight and in the morning. Talk to you again.
Howie
1/28/2009
Any change of staying a bit later? Send email when you can.
1/28/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Um, sleeping. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:00:10 -0800
Subject:
Hi. how is your eyes? See you tonight. I love you.
1/27/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:11:02 -0800
Subject:
Hi. it will hit 800 today I think… see you tonight. I love you.
1/26/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup, better. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:07:07 -0800
Subject:
Hi. are you feel better? See you tonight. I love you.
1/26/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I received the pictures. Really cool. Hey, I moved to SD almost 30 years ago
and still no surfing experience. I want to go surfing with you this summer if
you can. Akiko and I continue to spend the mornings at home. Trying to get tons
of work finished during the next few weeks. Let us know when you guys are
returning. Wanna meet. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/23/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yippee weekend. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:02:35 -0800
Subject:
Hi. finally weekend! See you tonight. I love you.
1/22/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Kind of. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:08:27 -0800
Subject:
Hi. did you eat lunch? See you tonight. I love you
1/21/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I know you must be basking in the sun now. SD is supposed to get a fairly
descent amount of rain. The snow level is going to stay pretty high though.
Akiko and I decided to take some time away from the bagel shop, at least until
you guys get back. Way too much drama over there and, quite honestly, some
pretty disgusting conversations while we and other customers are trying to eat.
Some customers were pretty upset the other day. Anyway, let me know anytime you
plan to be there and we will go to meet you guys. We wanna come up to your place
too. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/21/2009
Risa,
Hi. I was not expecting you to be able to meet this week. Now involved in many
projects which will probably take until the end of the month. Actually next
month is pretty much free at this time. Hey, I wanted to tell you that anytime
when you come over, bring your studying. When Ayumi comes over she brings her
stuff and I work while she studies. Anyway, let me know when would be good for
you next month. Hopefully it will be nice out and we can go walking. Send email
when you can.
Howie
1/21/2009
Julie,
Hi. I was informed you were on vacation. Actually at least one email sent to you
was returned. It could be a server issue on your end. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/21/2009
Julie,
Hi. I want to thank you for your email. I wanted to send this earlier today but
was in the process of adding content to my English site. Anyway, basically not
receiving replies from Shari was the main complaint. The fact you replied shows
why your company has been in business all these years. Customer service is very
important, even more now in this difficult economy.
Many of the issues concerning my unit are no doubt out of your control as the
approval of the Brentwood HOA is required. I would be happy to reiterate those
issues once everything on your end has been settled. Talk to you again.
Howie
1/21/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Kind of. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:05:09 -0800
Subject:
Hi. did you do stretch? See you tonight. I love you.
1/20/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:02:17 -0800
Subject:
Hi. Looking forward to TV tonight. I love you.
1/19/2009
Risa,
Hi. I was kinda hoping we could meet and you could be in some of the English
site videos. Was able to persuade Akiko to be in a few but really not her thing.
She is becoming quite popular on YouTube though. Seems like you might be too
busy to meet now.
Anyway, the English site is doing phenomenally well with the addition of the new
Classroom section. We are finally getting some pretty good income from the site.
Because of this, and other factors, Akiko is leaning more towards staying in
this country. It changes all the time though and I am waiting for her to finally
decide.
Another factor is recently I connected with some old friends and made many new
friends. The last few months were awesome with Akiko and I spending tons of time
with these old and new friends. In fact, we go out for breakfast with many of
them almost every day. We also made many dinner parties and were invited out for
dinner a lot too. Really nice these days.
If you decide you want to meet, let me know. Talk to you again.
Howie
1/19/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:04:17 -0800
Subject:
Hi. how is your feeling? Better? See you tonight. I love you.
1/18/2009
Bjorn,
Hey, I went to the bagel store with Akiko. Quite a turnout on Friday. Not the
same without you and Mary Ellen though. Good you can go tomorrow. Will try to
make it a bit earlier.
Anyway, I kept meaning to send you this stuff and forgetting. This is the
Finnish band I was totally crazy about for weeks a few months back. Thought this
group was on the Ancient FM station.
Värttinä
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHSIUgF5x6g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ozxHOXf8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65h-1dMg_5g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu-srUiWVsQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVtgdTaWkG0
Was also crazy about this band from Indonesia.
Nasida Ria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFujkAgs7dQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8MVYOf7jo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UWFcwx6I3I
Enjoy. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/15/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup looking forward to weekend. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:02:02 -0800
Subject:
Hi. Looking forward to weekend. See you tonight. I love you.
1/15/2009
Shari,
Hi. I really think you need to check your email system. Already one email was
returned from your server today. In addition, you guys really should set up an
auto reply. It would at least avoid the problem of people thinking their emails
are being ignored. It is good Internet etiquette and you will find most of the
established companies are doing this. Something to this effect.
Your email has been received. We will reply within the next 24 hours.
At least this way the sender knows you received their email.
I own three very popular websites with over four thousand pages of content,
including an English language learning site used in over 150 countries. I
receive tons of email and make it a point to send a reply in a timely manner.
The pictures were sent yesterday and are now being resent along with the
returned email from your server. I am going to resend every email previously
sent. You will receive them within a few minutes. Thanks.
Howie
1/15/2009
Marilyn,
Hi. I really appreciate the offer. It would be really though. We need to be
there around 7:30 am. We were planning to walk. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/15/2009
Julie,
Hi again. I am still waiting for your reply to the original email which is now
being resent. This email is also being sent to Shari Simpson. Originally all we
wanted was for the one piece of wood to be painted which the painters, for some
reason, forgot to paint. The painters told us not to move anything out on the
patio since they planned to come back immediately to finish the job. They worked
on the patio over a week ago. Now after closer inspection, we are requesting the
entire patio be redone.
I was a real estate appraiser and property inspector for many years and know the
difference between good and substandard construction. I cannot believe Mr.
Wolven even subbed out to these guys. They obviously need to learn the usage of
a T square. See the attached pictures.
The walls are not square and there is an excessive gap between the concrete and
the lower sill. Really trying to work with you guys but my emails are ignored
and attending an HOA meeting is pretty close to useless as residents are
basically cut off after a few minutes even if their complaints are not totally
expressed.
If there is no reply to this email this time I plan to resolve this another way.
I am already in contact with an HOA attorney. Hopefully this mess can be
resolved. Waiting for you to reply. Thanks.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/15/2009
Dear Julie,
Hi. I am writing to you about problems with one of your property managers. Shari
Simpson is our only contact for issues concerning the Brentwood Condominiums.
She needs to be educated in the ways of customer service. For over 20 years
there was no need to complain about anything but recent problems now give me no
choice.
Many repairs were made to the project over the last few months. Issues came up
which Shari was notified about via email. She rarely returns emails. Last week
our patio was redone. The wood was painted but the painters forgot a two foot
section on the top rail. I told the painters about it and Shari. In fact, I sent
pictures to her showing the unpainted portion of the patio. When there was no
reply from her another email was sent. She then replied to my email and said I
was “rude” and that my email was unappreciated and unacceptable. Another
resident said Shari once slammed down the telephone and actually hung up on them
during a telephone conversation.
THIS WOMEN NEEDS TO LEARN ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. No matter what kind of
attitude Shari receives from an owner or resident, SHE HAS NO RIGHT TO HANG UP
ON THEM OR CALL THEM RUDE AND NOT REPLY TO THEIR EMAILS. All she needs to do is
set up an auto reply on her email account to let senders know their emails were
received. The HOA fees from our project and other projects you work with pay her
salary and keep YOUR company in business. I was self employed as a real estate
appraiser for many years. The customer service afforded to my clients made my
company very successful, allowing me to retire early. I expect nothing less from
your company. I expect a full apology from Shari ASAP.
Our patio furniture and two bikes have been sitting in our living room for a
week and a half now and still Shari has done nothing to get this work completed.
She was sent two other emails and, as usual, no replies were sent. As a common
courtesy, she can at least acknowledge receipt of the emails.
In any event, my wife Akiko and I plan to move everything back on the patio
tomorrow, Friday, since we are entertaining guests this weekend. We are going to
Home Depot to purchase paint and complete the project ourselves. I am going to
recommend to our HOA that a new management company be retained for the Brentwood
Condominiums. Please send email regarding all this when you can. Thanks.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/15/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I was not aware you do mountain bike riding. I was riding with Akiko last
year but she is not really into it much. We should go when you return. Yup, HOA
is homeowners association. Anyway, the bagel shop is the usual. Tomorrow we need
to take in the truck. Akiko is taking the day off and we plan to walk to the
bagel shop and hang out for awhile. Nice and warm in SD too. Anyway, you guys
enjoy and send email when you return. Until then.
Howie
1/14/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Really good again. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:58:21 -0800
Subject:
Hi. site is doing good? See you tonight. I love you.
1/14/2009
Joel,
Hi. I made an appointment to take the truck in on Friday morning. Actually Akiko
is taking the day off and we will be walking from the auto repair place to the
bagel shop and then hanging out there for awhile. Try to make it and hang out
with us. We should be there about 8:15. We are going there tomorrow too but
early as usual. Next Friday is good for hiking though if you are off. Anyway,
see you at the bagel shop. Until then.
Howie
1/14/2009
Marilyn,
Hi. I made an appointment to take the truck in on Friday morning. Actually Akiko
is taking the day off and we will be walking from the auto repair place to the
bagel shop and then hanging out there for awhile. Try to make it and hang out
with us. We should be there about 8:15. We are going there tomorrow too. See you
then.
Howie
1/14/2009
Jason,
Hi. I am taking the truck in early in the morning and then walking to the bagel
shop with Akiko. We should be there about 8:15 for sure. Wait for us if we are a
few minutes late. This is the map.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=8736+Lake+Murray+Blvd&sll=32.814978,-117.010574&sspn=0.150905,0.30899&ie=UTF8&ll=32.802597,-117.011851&spn=0.004716,0.009656&z=17&iwloc=r3
Einstein’s Bagels.
Actually the map kinda sucks. If you come up Navajo from College, you make a
right into the shopping center before you hit Lake Murray Blvd. The Bagel shop
is on the right immediately when you enter the shopping center.
We will be sitting outside. See you then.
Howie
1/14/2009
Marilyn,
Hi. I wanted to let you know there is no need to log in to any of the sites. All
of them are free. Simple click any of the links at the bottom of this email.
Check this page for some funny football commercials.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson-january-30.htm
They put in a new patio and painted and forgot to paint some of the wood. Now
our patio stuff is sitting in the living room for a week now. Sent a nasty note
to the management company. Really wondering why they cannot do repairs correctly
at this place.
Akiko and I plan to be at the bagel shop all this week. Come and join us. Enjoy
the sites. Talk to you again
Howie
1/14/2009
Kathy,
Hi. I know someone interested in the TEFL program. His name is Larry Simmons. He
will probably contact Rob soon. Please let me know what ALI is paying for
referrals. Thanks.
My English site is totally in the position to do marketing for ALI now. The site
traffic is crazy since the addition of the classroom section. We definitely need
to talk. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/14/2009
Bryan,
Hi. I plan to be at the bagel shop with Akiko this entire week. I thought you
were really funny today. I was thinking you would need someone in the videos
with you if you really want to do this. Maybe Chris from the bagel shop would be
good in the videos with you. If you really want to do this then I need you to do
a bit of checking. Go to the slang section of my site.
http://funeasyenglish.com/american-english-slang.htm
Figure out maybe ten slang terms you want to focus on. If you cannot find them
on my pages then send me the ten slang terms with the meaning and I can list
them on the pages. Then I can write a script for the videos. This would be a lot
of fun, the real reason for working.
Check out this page with the commercials.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson-january-30.htm
Send email when you can.
Howie
1/13/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I really pissed off the management company and HOA today. Your student is a
good learner for sure. Tell Mary Ellen thanks for this morning. It seemed like
she was waiting around to talk to us. Anyway, you guys drive safe and enjoy your
trip. Hopefully Rigel is feeling much better and can enjoy the trip too.
Probably won’t see you guys for a couple of weeks. Akiko and I really look
forward to hanging out at your place again. Maybe sushi next time. Anyway, talk
to you then.
Howie
1/13/2009
Hi. I was happy you posted on the surveys today. Yeah, come up when you can.
Wanna know all about your drama now. Akiko is doing much better these days. Send
email when you can.
1/13/2009
Shari,
Hi again. I think you might want to set up an auto-reply for your email to let
people know their emails were received. This would avoid many miscommunications.
Something for you to think about. You know it might be better someday to simply
meet instead of continuing to be two people on the other end of incredibly
impersonal emails. Not ever a good way to communicate in my opinion. Akiko and I
go to a bagel shop close to our home almost every morning. You are welcome to
join us. If interested I can send you the details. Anyway, please confirm that
you received this and the two other emails sent to you today. Thanks.
Howie
1/13/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Um, better. Really wanna see you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:59:33 -0800
Subject:
Hi. how is your headeck? See you tonight. I love you.
1/13/2009
Shari,
Hi again. I really should tell you my wife and I became very frustrated with the
way things are being run at the Brentwood. Many of our neighbors are complaining
about the same issues but probably most of them are not putting their words into
action. We complain about things which will become much greater problems in the
future and still nothing is done. This is the reason for the “attitude” in my
email.
The pine trees are a good example. Instead of removing these trees, which will
inevitably need to be done someday, they actually put in more of these trees on
the slope facing Navajo Road. The trees produce a tremendous amount of dust,
debris, pollen, and sap not to mention being a fire hazard.
At this point we are getting ready to move back to Japan. Good news for you no
doubt. We plan to rent the condo until values pick up in a few years, at which
time we will be very happy to sell and move on.
Really unfortunate the issues facing this project are not put to a popular vote.
Instead a few individuals are allowed to decide matters which detract from the
livability, desirability, and the value of our units.
Incidentally, not trying to be “rude” at all. If this was your condo and you
were in the same situation, no doubt you would be unhappy. We already spent a
week with all our patio stuff in the living room which was unnecessary had they
simply finished the job the same day last week. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/13/2009
Shari,
Hi. I am forwarding the original email sent to you along with the pictures. Not
sure why I even need to send pictures for such a simple matter in order for you
to “look into this.” Even telling these matters to Mr. Wolvin usually turns into
a 30 minute discussion about the inefficiencies of management and the HOA with
him doing close to 100 percent of the talking. It is frustrating, to say the
least, to get anyone to do anything around this place. Everything has become
such a matter of protocol in this country that nothing gets done anymore.
I spoke with one of the patio workers yesterday to no avail. He finally blurted
out that he cannot speak English and does not understand.
The patio was installed with a very wide space between the concrete and the
wood. We are on a slope and now need to worry if anything falls on the floor of
the patio it would roll down the slope and into the street. In addition, the
wood does not seem to be treated which means the dryrot will come back in a few
years.
In addition, I am requesting information from the HOA. The president stated at a
previous meeting the mansards could not be removed from the top of the buildings
because the adjacent condominium projects could sue our HOA for view issues. I
consulted an HOA attorney two weeks ago who told me this is completely untrue. I
would appreciate proof of the validity of the statements the HOA president made.
Send when you can.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA. 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/13/2009
Shari,
Hi. I am forwarding the original email sent to you along with the pictures. Not
sure why I even need to send pictures for such a simple matter in order for you
to “look into this.” Even telling these matters to Mr. Wolvin usually turns into
a 30 minute discussion about the inefficiencies of management and the HOA with
him doing close to 100 percent of the talking. It is frustrating, to say the
least, to get anyone to do anything around this place. Everything has become
such a matter of protocol in this country that nothing gets done anymore.
I spoke with one of the patio workers yesterday to no avail. He finally blurted
out that he cannot speak English and does not understand.
The patio was installed with a very wide space between the concrete and the
wood. We are on a slope and now need to worry if anything falls on the floor of
the patio it would roll down the slope and into the street. In addition, the
wood does not seem to be treated which means the dryrot will come back in a few
years.
In addition, I am requesting information from the HOA. The president stated at a
previous meeting the mansards could not be removed from the top of the buildings
because the adjacent condominium projects could sue our HOA for view issues. I
consulted an HOA attorney two weeks ago who told me this is completely untrue. I
would appreciate proof of the validity of the statements the HOA president made.
Send when you can.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA. 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/13/2009
Shari,
Hi. I cannot understand why they painted the new wood on the patio and neglected
to paint a two foot strip on the top. I cannot understand why you do not reply
to emails in a timely manner. Now our patio furniture and bikes are sitting in
our living room, FOR A WEEK NOW. I took a picture and am forwarding this to the
HOA. We are paying HOA dues for your salary and for you to expedite these
matters and to ensure these repairs are done correctly. Our stuff is going back
out on the patio this Friday if the painting is completed or not. After there
will be no access. The unexposed wood will then be susceptible to termite
damage. You need to get this done now. Thanks.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA. 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/13/2009
Joel,
Hi. I want to thank you again for your kind words about the site. Definitely
going to try the microphone for the new videos this week. Anyway, let me know if
you want to go walking or hiking before you leave on your trip. See you at the
bagel shop. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/12/2009
Mary Ellen,
Hi. I was talking with Bjorn this morning and he mentioned you might go to the
bagel shop tomorrow. Akiko and I can make it if you plan on being there for
awhile. Probably online much of tonight. Send email if you can.
Howie
1/12/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. I think you mean weird actually. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:53:46 -0800
Subject:
My mouth is wired since this morning… see you tonight. I love you.
1/12/2009
Shari,
Hi. A new patio enclosure was recently installed on our patio. They painted the
green trim but forgot to paint an entire section on the inside of the patio. We
really need to move our patio stuff back outside as we are entertaining guests
next weekend. Please ask them to finish the painting ASAP. Thanks. Send email
when you can.
Howie Hayman
6840 Hyde Park Drive, Unit C
San Diego, CA. 92119
Brentwood Condominiums
1/12/2009
winona715@hotmail.com
Winona,
Hi. I can finally take a few minutes to return all the New Years email. Yup,
incredible with a new baby and many changes coming this year. I pretty much
spend every day now getting ready to go to Japan. Nothing definite at this point
and still a chance we could go to Japan for a month and then come back and stay
in this country. Really depends on Akiko. Either place is good for me though.
My English site finally made it in the rankings, especially with the new
Classroom section. Now adding a lesson every day which is extremely time
consuming. We plan to use the site as the base for opening schools in Japan if
we decide to stay there.
Let me know if you come to San Diego. We could meet for coffee. It would be nice
to see you again.
Send email when you can.
Howie
1/11/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I want you to post a comment on all the surveys. Please do this. This page
shows the lesson with surveys.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson-january.htm
Thank you for doing this. Talk to you again.
Howie
From: vivi-jojo@hotmail.co.jp
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Subject:
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:01:18 +0900
thank you for your mail for me.
recently,a little cold in winter.
ojicho is small town,so nature scean like highmounte or sea or a lot of flower
spece don't look.
but in NARA mounte of winter season is like cool face .
I like that.
so be careful.
※maybe,I need learn english writing or listning NE!!!!!!
BYEBYE SEEYOUAGAIN maiko
1/11/2009
Valerie,
Hey, I wanna know when you plan to come up again. Akiko is feeling much better
now. I need you to post on these surveys even if you already posted. No excuses.
Post on EVERY survey. This page shows which lesson contain a survey.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson-january.htm
Thanks. Send email when you can.
Dad
1/11/2009
Bjorn,
Hi. I can be at the coffee shop from around 7:15 until 8:15 tomorrow. Spent the
weekend watching football and working on the site during the games. Now making
the pages much more user friendly. Tend to get excited about adding content and
sometimes neglect design and the overall user experience. Anyway, we began full
on marketing finally this week. Akiko is posting the videos on a Japanese site
and a Chinese site, both similar to YouTube. The Japanese site uses technology
which allows the visitors to post comments directly on the video. Pretty cool.
Anyway, more about this tomorrow. Hey, Akiko was able to get the renaissance
station to work on another site. Anyway, see you tomorrow then.
Howie
1/9/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. I am waiting for email from you. See you tonight. I love you.
1/9/2009
Bjorn,
Hey, I was at the bagel shop with Akiko and saw Mary Ellen this morning. We
cannot come up this weekend but would really like to see you guys tomorrow if
you plan to be in SD. We will go to the bagel store if you guys can make it. No
schedule tomorrow, therefore, we can talk until the cows come home, um or until
they ask us to leave. Anyway, send email sometime today and let me know if you
can make it. Bring a pillow since I plan to talk about the Internet and site
stuff. Send email when you can.
Howie
1/8/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Pretty yummy idea. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:02:47 -0800
Subject:
Hi. I think I will make sandwich for tomorrow lunch. $5 foot long makes me wants
to eat sandwich. See you tonight. I love you.
1/7/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Yup getting longer. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:53:40 -0800
Subject:
Hi. seems like daytime is getting longer. It is nice. See you tonight. I love
you.
1/5/2009
Howie Hayman
Teruteruponzu Hayman
Hi. Pretty good. See you tonight. I love you.
From: akiko.hayman@pleasant.net
To: sandiegocaliforniaevents@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 16:57:56 -0800
Subject:
Hi. how is your back? See you tonight. I love you.
1/3/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I made a new Classroom in FunEasyEnglish.com.
FunEasyEnglish.com de atarashi kurasu tsukute imashita.
http://funeasyenglish.com/classroom-free-online-english-language-lesson.htm
There is a new lesson every day.
Mainichi atarashii resson aru.
Please check when you can.
Moshi jikan ga attara, chekku shite kudasai.
Write a comment on the January 1 – January 7 pages.
Please send email when you can.
Meeru okutte kudasai ne.
Howie
1/1/2009
Takumi,
Hi. Happy New Year. No worries about the email. Yup, Akiko and I spent a lot of
time partying with friends this year. Kind of unusual for me because usually do
not like the holidays. This year was different.
About your work. I know anytime you are going to be the top at whatever you do
for sure. Even though you are not a native English speaker you can still find
the motivation and determination to be the best at your career. I am going to
support you anytime.
Kinda figured it would not be easy for you and Mimai to stay together.
Relationships are difficult but long distance relationships are really really
difficult. You cannot know what will happen though. You guys could meet again
and get back together. It was the same with me and Akiko and now we are married
with a baby coming.
Anyway, I really want you to try and come to SD before you go back to Japan. I
think you might be going back before us. I tell you this often but you already
know you are welcome anytime.
Enjoy your day and send email again when you can.
Howie
1/1/2009
Maichan,
Hi. I want to tell you Happy New Year. Talk to you again.
Howie
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