{Scientists still don't know why the cicadas emerge every 17 years.} That's not an exact quote from ABC News reporter Claire Shipman, but it is fairly close. On this morning's GMA, she filed a report about the emergence of "Brood XIII," a noisy … [Continue reading]
A ‘Rochambeau meeting’
Posted on May 22, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|The worst kind of negotiation to attend is a multi-party Rochambeau: they throw the rocks, run with the scissors, and leave the papers unsigned on the tables.}} … [Continue reading]
Visionaries
Posted on May 18, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|'Visionary' is a hazardous profession - for every one that successfully embraces the future, there are one hundred who embrace a future that never comes to pass and are too blinded by their vision to let go.}} … [Continue reading]
A Delicious Match
Posted on May 18, 2007 Written by
Branding is an art. Not a science, nor a trade - it is something in between. Proper branding opportunities have a strong foundation of research and study, enhanced by a subjective element of instinct or guts. And sometimes, they are so obvious … [Continue reading]
The Power of Parody
Posted on May 17, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|Alanis Morrisette did more to puncture the inane blather of hip-hop culture than a thousand Ann Coulters ever could.}} … [Continue reading]
Vacations
Posted on May 11, 2007 Written by
{{myquote|A vacation with a to-do list is less like fun, and more like an internship: you're paying for the privilege of stressing out over incomplete tasks.}} … [Continue reading]
Gas Out
Posted on May 8, 2007 Written by
I got an interesting e-mail from a friend of mine – a rather educated individual at that. It was forwarded on several times, which means the odds are strong you’ve already had it passed your way already. The e-mail is a rallying cry for … [Continue reading]