More Cold Call Absurdity
I decided to give myself a vacation from all the cold sales calls I’ve been…
Month: August 2008
Beijing Paranoia Strikes Again
The Games of the Paranoid Olympiad continue; however the air of unrelenting terror is only…
Coventry Wins Gold!
Finally, after winning silver medals in the 400m Individual Medley, the 100m Backstroke, and the…
Proud to be an American
For those who are not in the United Kingdom or don’t watch television, the BBC…
Revenge of the Cold Called
While it’s not generally possible in a business context to do too many nasty things…
It’s a Cold Call World
One of the most irritating aspects of my job is that I receive many speculative…
Beijing Paranoia
In a previous piece, I wrote that the Beijing Olympics were typified by an air…
In Praise of Kirsty Coventry
The Olympics are not supposed to be political; or rather, politics should be a minor…
Crisis in Georgia: Call Kevin Rudd
My first introduction to the former Soviet Republic of Georgia took place in a Moscow…
Review: “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” starring Brendon Fraser
Some movies are not intended to be high art. Before the invention of television, this…