Jet Blues
The Jet Blue flight attendant fighting for his 15 minutes of fame—and who could have easily killed anyone standing beneath that exit chute he triggered—will undoubtedly make the rounds as the cotemporary symbol of the movie Network's Howard Beale ("I'm
The Loch Ness Monster Monster
Everything I'm about to report is true. You'll realize that, because you can't make this stuff up. Some years ago I encountered a guy in Mensa (which I joined a long time ago to see if I could get in and
On Deductive Reasoning and God
Let's see if I have this straight: 1. The French soccer team beats Ireland for a World Cup berth on the basis of an egregious and widely seen handball, an illegal and pathetic act in this venerated game. The French refuse
Value Based fees from Australia’s Chief Justice
Courtesy of Australian consultant Gary McMahon, one of my avid followers in one of my favorite places in the world, here is a short clip of the Austrian Supreme Court Chief Justice telling what appears to be a stunned legal
Saks
I’m hosting the latest Mentor Hall of Fame Meeting at The Palace hotel on Madison Avenue in New York. We had a few hours of free time yesterday afternoon, and my wife said, “Do you need to buy anything while
Let’s Not Blow Our Tops
We’re starting to hear of the outrage of people trapped in Europe or unable to get to Europe due to this unpronounceable Icelandic volcano. And, of course, many are searching for scapegoats. The Airlines want the European Union to bail them
A Consultant’s Advice to Non-Profit Boards
My wife and I are veterans of a dozen arts and charity boards, and herein some free advice from a world-class consultant: 1. Do not allow people to serve on the board who simply want the position on their résumé. Members
Free Consulting Help for U.S. Airline Executives
Wherein one of the world's finest consultants provides free help to those in desperate need of it: • When I call you I don't want to speak to someone in the Philippines who doesn't understand American idiom and keeps reading to
Most Useless Piece of Information Received in Last 24 Hours
The floods up here didn't get to our house, which is on high ground, but our pond flooded and the waterfall erupted, taking out our water main. (You can see photos elsewhere on this blog.) Yesterday, upon our return from
LA Times Agrees With Me
A columnist for the LA Times (Mary McNamara) is the latest in a slew who agree with me about Ellen Degeneres on Idol. If a major media star of her magnitude (awards, host of awards shows, popular talk show, popular