Tiffany forwarded me a great article from The Financial Times today. For a minute, I thought they were talking about IBM … but we’re safe … at least for now.
Accenture finds its next champion of waffle words
Here here for people who want to say what they really mean and use real (simple) language to say it.
Conrad leaves for London on Friday … one more sleep till that happens. Ok Vance, have a fun time but send him to me with money left in his pockets and energy left in his bones!!
Yeah, yeah, yeah … no shoes for this week, I know!
Tonight’s driver was great. As is usual, my entrance was greeted with little more than a grunt. But soon enough I had him cracked open and down-right chatty … and this guy was SMART. A retired trader, he does what many taxi drivers do … drive for a few hours 5 or so days a week for spending money and to keep busy.
We talked about “Jr Bush;” “the NYC mayor who dropped out of the elections;”world politics and economic trends; Singapore’s solution for poverty; showy, wealth-driven singaporeans vs those who take the time to stop, live, laugh, breathe … lots of great stuff!
He also told me that somewhere in Europe they are thinking about creating a marriage “contract” — terms are open for negotiation (5 years, 10 years, etc.) — at the end of which, the couple would need to agree to renew their contract or it would be terminated. Ah! Can you imagine!? Crazy.
… but a great ride home. Moral of the story, never underestimate the brain power of a “simple” taxi driver –I think this guy was more well-read than I was, and he definitely spoke more languages.
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