January 26, 2009

Government Webcasting and Blogging

The first few weeks of any legislative session is a time for elected leaders and their staff to set the pace for the next 60-days.
The collective activity of the first several weeks is usually a tell-tale sign of what the insanity will be like in the final seventy two hours of the session.
With that in mind, the first few weeks have been crazy around one topic, transparency.

January 24, 2009

When Winning is Lost

One of those spectacles in sport transpired on a Texas basketball court recently in a game between two independent schools. Dallas Academy was playing on the road at Covenant-Dallas. The home team won, Covenant-Dallas “100” and Dallas Academy “0”.

January 22, 2009

An E-mail Worth Sharing

You ever have one of those days that goes into the record books as being “unique”… not good or bad, just “unique”. Such was the case earlier this week when I had a professional come out to my house to do some needed work. He did a fantastic job, the follow-up was what made this memorable.

January 18, 2009

A New Look At Safety

The amazing footage and stories of US Air crash landing, being dubbed “Miracle on the Hudson” is placing a renewed focus on the standard safety briefings. Usually taking place as the aircraft is pulling back from the gate, it is a struggle for flight attendants to attract and hold attention during the choreographed routines.

January 5, 2009

Transparency & Accessibility

What can the “accused” and “named” do to clear their own name – which is a challenge when there are only verbal accusations and innuendos.