Maybe it’s the lingering hangover from trying to wrap our minds around the now trillions of U.S. taxpayer dollars being spent to bailout the nation’s financial institutions. Or perhaps it’s the outrageous fifty billion dollar Ponzi scheme foisted on the public by Bernie Madoff and overlooked by the always suspicious ...
These just struck my funnybone, and if you’re like me, we could all use a laugh. So…
$700 Billion Bailout Celebrated With Lavish $800 Billion Executive Party (The Onion)
Hotel is “proud to be dirty and carry a wide variety of bacteria”
Yet more outrageous hotel guest requests
In Ann Arbor.
He didn’t want his photo taken.
He was a shy man.
Maybe 25 years old.
Talked like he was much younger.
Yesterday afternoon the phone rang.
James was out.
It was telemarketer time.
I debated whether or not to answer it.
“I have your cell phone.”
I didn’t understand what he was saying.
And made him repeat ...
Today's
Holiday Showcase, hosted by
Association Forum of Chicagoland, featured more than 700 exhibitors, most of them destinations. Strolling the aisles, I observed dessert stations offering scrumptious sweets, booth spaces well-designed and attractive, and some hotel exhibits as lavish as ever.
The only sign of the ...
Looking for a simple explanation for the financial meltdown? Look no further than Jon Methven's delightful 'letter' on McSweeney's: The Economic Crisis Hits the Markson Family Monopoly Board."I believe our major issue was the housing crisis, which began with your...
When approaching the AANA’s current site it is immediately apparent that it suffers from information overload. While this website may contain a wealth of information, its construction and aesthetic appearance leave much room for improvement.
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According to our counts, these were the top posts on face2face in 2008:
AIG incentive is making people crazy
Industry trends and forecasts
Shoes you will not be wearing on the show floor
Talk about an ethics problem
TSA-unfriendly luggage
I hope to grab a little time later this week to put together a short list ...
Here’s another really good article on business intelligence in the association market, from ASAE’s magazine, Associations Now.
I know it’s good, because I’m quoted extensively!
Another interesting session I went to last week at IAEE’s Expo! Expo! was on social networking. Now, I’ve been going to these sessions for a few years at this point, and how much more is there to say? But it was packed, as were other related sessions held earlier in ...
Much to my surprise!
Attempting to tone down my jet lag, I got a massage yesterday.
I’ve been getting them monthly for about a year.
I tend to run at a pretty crazy pace.
The commitment forces me to stop to breathe.
I wondered how my back would feel after my Hawaii trip.
Two 11-hour plane ...