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Yesterday at 6:57 AM I got a call from Rep for a leading internet marketing and analytics company. I thought that anyone that worked for a company of this stature should be very internet savvy. I was wrong. It was very obvious that this woman had not done her homework or she would not have called me so early in the morning. She had my name, number and even a company name, but she did not know city in which I lived and worked. So I assume that she had not done her research and she was just calling the next name on the list. I was just another lead.

To paraphrase John Merrick in The Elephant Man ~ I am not a lead! I am a human being! or “Only you can validate a lead, so GTS

What is GTS? It is an acronym for a tried and true lead validation system, that even the least tech savvy, like the person that called me yesterday, can use. GTS – Google That Shit.

If the Rep had entered any two variables about me into any search engine, I am sure she could have found me on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. If she had done that, she would have known where I lived and worked, but more importantly, she would have learned many things about me that might have helped her on the call and maybe in a future sale. Now, because she did not do her research, I doubt that I will trust the company in the future.

So the next time before you pick up the phone or draft an email to a stranger about business, validate the lead with GTS.

Google That Shit!

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I have really enjoyed Lala.com during the last several years. it gave me such a unique way to listen to and enjoy music. It also gave me a chance to hear what my friends were listening to on a daily basis. It helped my expand my musical horizons.

Apple purchased Lala a few months ago, and tonight they are shutting it down. I will miss it. I will let Tom Waites say the rest.


I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You
by Tom Waites

Well I hope that I don’t fall in love with you
‘Cause falling in love just makes me blue,
Well the music plays and you display
your heart for me to see,
I had a beer and now I hear
you calling out for me
And I hope that I don’t fall in love with you.

Well the room is crowded, there’s people everywhere
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well if you sit down with this old clown,
take that frown and break it,
Before the evening’s gone away,
I think that we could make it,
And I hope that I don’t fall in love with you.

Now the night does funny things inside a man
These old tomcat feelings you don’t understand
I turn around and look at you, you light a cigarette
Wish I had the guts to bum one, but we’ve never met
And I hope that I don’t fall in love with you

I can see that you are lonesome just like me,
and it being late, you’d like some some company,
Well I’ve had two, I look at you,
and you look back at me,
The guy you’re with has up and split,
the chair next to you’s free,
And I hope that you don’t fall in love with me.
And I hope that you don’t fall in love with me.

Now it’s closing time, the music’s fading out
Last call for drinks, I’ll have another stout.
Turn around to look at you,
you’re nowhere to be found,
I search the place for your lost face,
guess I’ll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you.

Today I relearned that presentation makes good food taste even better.

The best food is presented well

And that I may never have a better friend than Arthur Nicholls.

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Glee

I worked in television for over 20 years, with some of the best, and some of the worst too. (You have to pay the bills.) But tonight’s episode of Glee, proved that there are still some talented and visionary Producers out there. Their Post-Modern attempt at reinventing the musical is a success.

The audio clip below is from tonight’s episode, “Home.” It’s Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison sing Bruce Springsteen’s “Fire.” The audio version only hints at the quality of the episode.


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It sucks.

Mark, Joy, Paul and Tim Fish

My Father, Paul Fish, passed away 25 years ago today.

I sure do miss him.

He loved this version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D, by George Winston.

I dedicate it to his memory


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This morning, I threw my earphones on and hit Shuffle, like I always do when I run, but today’s playlist was so much fun, great for a good sweat, that I had to share it.

  1. Somebody Told Me – The Killers
  2. Fool for Love – Stefy
  3. Take on Me – Aha (Metro Extended Club Mix)
  4. Right Now – Van Halen
  5. Jerk it Out – The Caesars
  6. I Want You Back – The Jackson Five
  7. Don’t Leave me this Way – The Bronski Beat
  8. Maneater – Nelly Furtado
  9. I Don’t Want to Grow Up – The Ramones
  10. Jessica – The Allman Brothers
  11. Seven Army Nation – The White Stripes

 

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Jenday Conure (Myles) eats a grape with one hand

I finally got to see Myles eat a grape with one hand. Cute!

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I yelled at a colleague yesterday and in spite of that, today he did me a huge favor. I should learn to count to ten.

Shiny Penny

Recently several people have asked me why I don’t blog much anymore. My response, “Well, I don’t have anything important to say.” I figured when I did, I would. Of course they pointed out that if I did not post,  my blog would lose value. So I decided I will know post something everyday, as an experiment. I am going to call or label these posts, “What I Learned Today.” I probably should call it, “What I Found Today,” especially if you consider my first post in the series, but I think I will stick with “Learned.” I won’t write anymore about it today. Let’s see if the posts start to speak for themselves in a few days.

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