For Padres fans, tonight is bittersweet.  On the one hand, you get one more game this season and Jake Peavy is pitching. But San Diego is struggling. They lost their final two games of the season, forcing a one game playoff with the Rockies. Now, I could go into a myriad of reasons why the Rockies need to lose.  But, the most important one is: I hate their uniforms.
As I write this, the Padres are losing 3 – 0. But, I have my rally cap on. Anything could happen…
Carry on, …

Two very disturbing signs that the world is about to spin off its axis and go hurling through space until it crashes into Pluto (which really is a planet, I don’t care what anybody says) were in the news today. (That was quite possibly the worst sentence ever written.)
1) Myanmar’s government has blocked the Internet for most of the country.
2) A brain eating amoeba is terrorizing the southern United States.

The John’s (TMBG) have released a couple of great videos to go along with The Else, their 12th album.  I don’t usually do product reviews, but I really like this CD and the videos are some of the most creative I’ve seen since MTV still actually played videos.  Of course, They Might Be Giants have been putting out creative and thought provoking music/videos for years. Check out the videos for Shadow Government and I’m Impressed.  Let me know if you’re impressed.
Carry on, Citizens!

I’m declaring this Anti Tech week. Since yesterday’s post…
The hotel alarm clock didn’t go off, even though it was set at the same time and same fashion as the day before.  The hotel iron started cooling down in the middle of ironing -it was still plugged in. My cell phone dropped 2 calls. When I got home, my fire alarm was chirping. I tested the battery. It’s fine. More chirping. I disconnected the battery. More chirping.  Maybe I should walk to work tomorrow.  It might be safer.
Carry on, Citizens!

I have been having technical difficulties on my trip to KC.  I forgot my phone cord. I forgot my computer laptop cord.  I forgot to print out my presentation. Our website went down, and that’s what I was supposed to be doing a presentation on…  But, our trusty media guys got it sorted out.  However, the final technical glitch: five minutes into my presentation, one of my lenses popped out of my glasses.  Let’s just hope the plane doesn’t fall apart on the way back.
Carry on, Citizens!

I flew to Kansas City this morning for a conference. When I got to the airport, I parked my car in long-term parking and got on the shuttle. It was filled with professional people heading out of Indy to do all sorts of things.
As I rode on the shuttle, I listened to conversations about “best practices” and “sales teams” and “product positioning.” Then I thought about what I was getting ready to do. I could go on and on about fundraising and marketing and best practices, but I started …

Last Christmas, I bought gifts for all of my employees. Then I hid them.  I know it sounds a little cruel, but we had a tough Christmas season and I could tell they needed a tension breaker.  It was sort of a team building treasure hunt.
It turned out to be an interesting study in human behavior.  Some of the people got into the spirit right away and teamed up to search the building for clues. Others, like so often in large organizations, decided to go it alone. Some didn’t play …

I’m sitting in my loft/office typing away. I’ve only lived in this house a few months and I’m still learning its quirks and character.  Straight ahead of me is a sunset, visible through three large windows on the front of my house.
It’s not as though I haven’t noticed the sunsets before. But, they have usually been so bright that I couldn’t type or admire the show. Today the sun is a little softer, less bright. Everything is orange and blue and a lot less gloomy.  The last sunset I watched …

Recently I was interviewed by Elizabeth Wilhelm for her blog. Now it’s time for a look at what makes E-Liz tick.
Q: Have you ever eaten a crayon?
A: “I must have. What kid doesn’t eat crayon?” (No color was given, but I suspect it was magenta.)
Analysis: I’m curious as to how many of my readers have indeed eaten crayon. I have, in fact, not eaten crayon. I have served it at dinner parties and when tailgating at IU football games. But, that was just out of pure hospitality. I never …

(This post may be offensive to people who live in certain parts of the country, women who are nursing, people with vertigo, and the makers of Cherry Pez. You have been warned.)
I have decided to sell North Dakota. I really need some quick cash, and a lot of it. I figure the only way it’s going to happen is if Kevin Costner decides to make Trolley Dodgers into a movie, or I sell a superfluous state. I haven’t heard from Kevin (ever), so I’m going with selling North Dakota. …