Mark Wright’s Blog

In the business world, you have to make a lot of tough decisions.  I make choices every day that I don’t necessarily enjoy making but it comes with the territory.  For the success of Blue Sand and LongBeachOnline.com, you have to balance the juggling act of keeping employees happy, providing great services and […]

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I love stories about people overcoming odds and achieving success.  Whether it is in business or in their personal life, I have to admit that I am a sucker for those sorts of stories.  That is why I was happy to see that Mickey Rourke won the Golden Globe award for best actor.  […]

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As many of you know, I have been spending a great deal of time in our California offices in Long Beach.  The difference between Long Beach and Houston is like night and day.  While Houston is a bigger city, the whole Los Angeles/Orange County area is massive.  Things in Houston are spread out.  […]

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With the upcoming inauguration of President Elect Obama, there seems to be a lot of optimism around the country about the job he will do.  After the last eight years, many people believe that anyone else will do a better job. 
I am excited about him taking office.  I have been a Republican […]

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Tonight’s National Championship game is not what I had hoped for.  Being a Texas fan, there is a part of me that feels like they should be playing for the National Championship game.  I held out hope that a victory over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl would be enough to push Texas to the […]

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