06/15/13

God Bless You, Rufie — We Will Miss You

Big Red Car here.  A very sad, sad, sad day in the ATX.  Rufus the Shih Tzu drowned today.  Rufie is dead and buried.  Oh, what a sad day indeed.

The Boss discovered him floating in the pool and tried to revive him but Rufus was gone.

The Boss dug a grave and buried Rufie under the Perfect Daughter’s and Son’s windows so he can safeguard the house for the rest of time.  It was sad duty indeed.

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06/14/13

The Deal is Done When the Check Clears

Big Red Car here.  Going to be a warm, sunny day with some isolated thunderstorms here in the ATX.  Well, Old Sport, it’s summer in Texas and that forecast could probably be bandied about until say — the first Longhorn football game?

So The Boss has been visiting with some of his young and not so young CEO clients and has been mumbling about when is a deal a deal.  A deal is not done until the check clears.

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06/13/13

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Big Red Car here.  Going to be a great day in the ATX.  Still not such a great day in the United States of America.

WTF, Big Red Car?  WTF is your problem?

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06/12/13

What is Customer Loyalty in the Age of the Internet?

Big Red Car here.  The weather is cloudy in the ATX today.  We are in mourning but I can’t tell you why just yet.  It is a sad, gray day.  Appropriate for mourning.

So The Boss is visiting with a couple of his CEOs and he was giving them an old school definition of customer loyalty.

They liked it — clueless really.  [Haha, Big Red Car, do not be dissing The Boss’s CEOs.  That is both impolite and rude.]

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06/11/13

Company Culture — the Invisible Hand

Big Red Car here.  What a day in the ATX.  The Boss was out early and we took a quick ride through the neighborhood.  Everything is under control.

So, The Boss gets into a conversation with a young CEO and the young CEO poses the question — “Hey, what am I supposed to be doing about the Company Culture?”

WTF, sayeth The Boss and then they chat for a bit.  It is a long chat, but a very simple one.

Sayeth The Boss:  “You, my dear CEO, are the invisible hand which spawns and maintains the Company Culture.”

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