I keep tabs on former consulting clients.  It’s always valuable to know what folks’re up to, how they’re doing, and if there’s the possibility for future advice or work.  In a previous entry, “The Good Guy Network,” I outlined how/why good people help each...

Karl Malden died.  He was 97.  Capping a string of celebrity and “celebrity” deaths, his probably won’t go as noticed as others.  But he reminded me, in an instant, of a catchphrase which has become totally ubiquitous in American culture: Karl Malden was an extremely...

“The two saddest words in the English language are: “What party?” –Carrie Fisher Share Tweet

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Every now and then you see a brilliant piece of marketing.  It gives one pause, and makes you wonder – why didn’t I think of that!?  Here is such a piece… Now that we’ve elected Barack Obama, and Fidel Castro is slowly fossilizing, there’s all kinds of...

“My thing is I always make a couple of bucks less than whomever the highest-paid guys is.  You can’t eat the whole pie.  If you eat all the pie, you’ll get fat, choke, and die.  If you give someone else some pie — then you have all these friends who are thrilled...

Time and again, I get clients who feel that they need to have a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.  Further, they explain, they need viral marketing in order to be successful. What amazes me, continually, is that these same clients tell me they need something that they simply don’t...

I love my iPhone. I really do. As a piece of design, it’s flawless. Technologically speaking, it’s light years ahead of my (former) Blackberry, and it’s just plain fun to use. Not since I was about 12 years old have I waved a lightsaber around with such glee. The one...

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Bea Arthur   1922 – 2009 From Maude… From Mame… From The Golden Girls… From History of the World, Part...

“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do.  And for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down’…” –Bob...

Tom Lehrer!   Born 4/9/28 … The Vatican Rag The Masochism Tango I Got It From...

As a general rule, I try to keep this blog on post, relevant, and focused.  But every now and then something so utterly unexpected happens that it jars you out of your normal routine and makes you think.  Today was one of those days.  Today, a friend of mine died. I’ve been to plenty...

“There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists” –Vladimir...

…Elton John.  Born 62 years ago today! Bennie and the Jets – Edinburgh, 1976 Border Song – London, 1970 This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore – London,...

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As many have noted, the economy sucks.  Money’s tight, and people can’t afford the simple luxuries in life, let alone the not-so-simple ones.  It’s a fairly shiteous time for a great portion of America, and even our fearless leader has said it’s gonna get worse before...

Client: What time is it? Consultant: What time do you want it to be? Share Tweet

“If you’re at a party, and you see Michael Phelps smoking a bong, and your first thought isn’t ‘wow, I get to party with Michael Phelps’, and instead you take a picture and sell it to a tabloid, you should take a long look in the mirror, ‘cuz you’re a...

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the original Macintosh, the first personal computer to draw masses, introduce the mouse and incorporate a graphical user interface, relying on images instead of text. The Apple Inc. watershed product entered American consciousness amid fanfare, with a $1.5...

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s drummer Mitch Mitchell was found dead in a downtown Portland hotel Wednesday. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office said 62-year-old Mitch Mitchell likely died of natural causes. His body was found just after 3 a.m. at the...

Most of what I blog about pertains to the music industry, and how I interact with it.  Over the last few days, with the election at the forefront of everything, I started to realize that where I interact with most things has virtuallly nothing in common with most of America. Years ago, on a...

After realizing that I hadn’t taken a “real” vacation of any sort in over 2 years, I thought it was time to get away — even just for a weekend.  An invitation from a relative to relax up at his house in NH seemed the perfect match.  One disclaimer:  this house has no...