A close friend of mine, Kyle, sent me this link this morning. We are friends with the guys at the bottom of the list, hate the guys 4th down the list, forbid intelligence gathering against the guys second in the list and attacked the guys in the middle of the list. Do you see a problem with all of this, I mean, geopolitically of course? With all of that said, should we attack the guys at the top of the list?
I am a huge fan of Maker’s Mark bourbon and a member of their ambassadors club, The Maker’s Mark Embassy. Every now and again, they have mailings about what’s going on with the company and sometimes you even get free stuff. The just recently sent a recipe for a Watermelon Mint Julep. I couldn’t pass up on posting this. Enjoy!
In a cocktail shaker, combine watermelon puree, Maker’s Mark, simple syrup and peach schnapps. Shake well and pour over crushed ice. Garnish with mint sprig.
I’m sure most of you have heard about the big Tier 1 networks whining about people hogging connection speeds with file sharing and video watching. With that said, why did Comcast announce that they will be coming out with speeds of 100 Mbps by 2010? If you’re going to charge more for speed, why do I want a fast connection. It’s like giving someone who has a spending problem a Platinum credit card.
I’m sure most of you have heard about the verbal and indirect attack to Senator Obama’s campaign by our current President. Most of you know my stance on the current President, but in the recent months he has truly fallen off of my radar. My goal was to focus on the upcoming election and the change that might come from a new administration. I’ve always said, it doesn’t matter what side you sit on, the next administration has to be better then our current one. Of course, G.W. had to go and make the following statement to toss up the campaign a bit:
“Some seem to believe that we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along,” he said, without referring to Obama by name. “We have heard this foolish delusion before.”
It is still really shocking how divided our nation is to this day. Dare I say it, the last time we were this divided, we were fighting brother vs. brother in a battle over states rights and slavery.
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Well, I will start this post with a small note that I may piss some people off, and if I do, then this post worked. 
To start, I have worked for several companies in my almost ten years of technology experience and one thing has always boggled my mind: What makes a good/great CEO? I know there are many answers depending on the book you read or the CEO that you talk to, but I really want to know, what makes one great?
I have worked with some of the best and brightest people on the planet when it comes to technology and consider myself lucky that I’ve had those opportunities, and I hope I continue to have them. With that said, some of those managers, SVP’s and CXO’s weren’t worth a damn. Some of the dumbest decisions were made on projects and to this day I still can’t figure some of them out.
Why is it just because some guy in a suit and tie, has his MBA from some Ivy League school and has “worked on projects that generated X millions of dollars in a year”, gets the right to make life altering decisions for a corporate entity? Oh, and news flash for the ass clowns that claim millions of revenue to your name, there are these things called “teams”, and they work together to “generate X millions of dollars a year” but I don’t see them running the show. Of course, those that don’t run the show who helped make those dollars, actually have a conscience and don’t lie to get to the top. Keep in mind when stepping on people to get somewhere, unless you kill them with the spike on your heel, they will rise up and remember what you did.
I have always believed that hard work and perseverance had it’s rewards. I’m starting to believe that those bedtime stories my mother use to read have something in common with that statement. Talking the talk is one thing, but walking it is another, and I wish people would quit talking it and crumbling whole companies or economies based on it.
In closing, I didn’t want this to be a bitch session, but it has turned into it, but for any that have made it this far, please, leave some feedback or insight into your world, and I won’t feel bad if you claim anonymity when commenting. 