Vacations Can be Hazardous To Your Desk

One of the fellow members of the proud pod 6 group happened to get married not too long ago. With this marriage he also took a nice long vacation! To show our support we all came together to write him words of encouragement and support*:


* No actual words of support or encouragement were used.**

**One of our rebel pod members decided to try to write something encouraging. He spelled it wrong and it was quickly removed.

-PT

Goodnight, not Goodbye!

We've reached that time of year again, where I must part with another intern, sending them out to the world hopefully a little more prepared to embark upon their own journey. Here's to all interns past, present and future who tolerate my fickle nature and know how to 'pick up what I'm throwin' down'.

But for now I'd like to leave you with these last parting words of knowledge. . . an oldie but goodie!

A sales rep, an administration clerk and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and the Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish." "Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! He's gone. "Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Poof! She's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the story: always let your boss have the first say.

MindComet Brings It All Night Long

We returned midday yesterday from our yearly retreat on the M.S. Sensation from Nassau. MindComet spent time strategizing and breaking down goals for the coming year, but even more time breaking it down on the dance floor and karaoke stage.

Awards were given for the past year, but one man transcended to remind everyone from Port Canaveral to Nassau who the real entertainer of the year is. Without further adieu, let me introduce Jeremy Hilton who will be performing his own rendition of All Night Long by Lionel Richie.



And by popular request, Stuart White does The Humpty Dance.



This post has been brought to you by your 2007 Cakeplower of the Year and MindComet Historian who is still recovering from wounds sustained while filming these performances.

Bonzo at Bow Wow Resort

I've been traveling quite a bit over the past few weeks and have been so lucky to have Val puppy-sit for Bonzo.

We went on our annual company retreat over the weekend; therefore, Val wasn't available... so, I decided to give Bonzo a retreat of her own. She stayed at Bow Wow Resort near my house and had a blast! She made some new friends and played with other puppies. When I picked her up last night she was exhausted (and definitely excited to see me!)

Check out her sitting with her new friend, Sofie, below:

Colorado Chilliness

Doug & I just got back from Colorado where we got our first dose of fall/winterlike weather. Orlando has been unseasonably hot through last week, with highs still in the 90s.

We had the opportunity to stay at a very nice property, The Broadmoor, in Colorado Springs for a Chief Marketing Officer Summit. We met numerous marketing thought leaders from around the World and had the chance to see a few keynotes, most notably John Sculley (formerly of Apple and Pepsi.)

We wrapped up last night by eating at a French Patisserie and window shoppped around downtown CO Springs.

Halloween at the 'Comet 2007

Halloween has come and gone, but some memories we won't be able to get out of our minds no matter how hard we try.

Check out our photos below or click here for an eyeful!









...TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!

The Hoff Approves

There is a free as in beer service out among the tubes known as the rasterbator, which allows you to take a small image, say, i don't know... maybe this shot of the hoff, and convert to a much, much larger image without losing any of that sweet, sweet pixel resolution.

Now, the designers tell me they're doing something with with half-tones or bla, bla...

But the final result is the Hoff in sweet, sweet poster size