Mark Wright’s Blog

With the recent Swine Flu outbreak, more people have taken to wearing surgical masks in the hopes they will not catch the disease.  A number of online companies are taking advantage of this by offering potential customers the opportunity to not only order the masks, but to make a statement.
These companies are designing mask with […]

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For the past week, I have been following the drama as the Captain of a cargo ship was held hostage in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean.  Captain Richard Phillips was safely rescued after U.S. Navy snipers killed the three Somali pirates who were holding him hostage. 
The drama unfolded when Somali pirates took over […]

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Last weekend I went to go see The Fast and The Furious movie.  Now I am guessing Vin Diesel will not be accepting an Oscar next year for his performance, it wasn’t bad.  It was two hours of really cool cars and high speed chases. 
Today Southern California had its version of the movie with […]

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It has been 15 years since Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide.  It is hard to believe that 15 years have passed.  It just doesn’t seem that long ago.  Normally, I am not that affected when someone famous passes, but in Cobain’s case, I felt a tremendous sense of sadness. 
I was lucky enough to […]

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I love stories about perseverance and overcoming obstacles.  At Blue Sand as with any business, you face obstacles that have to be overcome.  Success never comes easy but it wouldn’t be worth it if it did.  I like to use sports analogies in business.  I think sports and business work hand in hand because in […]

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