Pace on Earth

Touch Of Grey

Must be getting early, clocks are running late; Paint my love a morning sky, it’s all cold; Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare; Draw the curtains I don’t care, but it’s all right; I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive.
I see you’ve got your list out, say your piece and kiss off; Guess I get the gist of it, but it’s all right; Oh well anyway, sorry that you feel that way; Every silver linings got a touch of grey

So I am on a free trip to San Fransisco...that's the Silver Lining. The Touch of Grey is the fact that because a business trip's primary focus is business I have yet to see any of this city except for the lovely ballrooms of the Hyatt Regency. I haven't even seen the Golden Gate yet, let alone been the Blue Oyster. The night is young though.

The business part of the trip has actually been pretty good. It is nice to put faces to names and voices and be reminded that there are good people everywhere. Good people that can't dance, but good people nevertheless. They sure can drink free booze though...

We had a guest inspirational speaker end the conference; Dan Clark, who is one of the authors behind the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. He was a truly professional speaker. Topical, funny, and truly engaging, which is saying something at the end of three days of business meetings. The one thing I liked best though is that he stood up in front of roomful of business people and ridiculed the use of corporate buzzwords (paradigm shift, biz fit, ramping up, talking to, and this year's sales-based winner; divide and conquer). The best question I've heard in a long time; "What if the answer is still in the box?" So very true...
I tried to tell him a joke after his speech but I didn't think the crowd milling around him would enjoy it.
She can't wrestle...hehehe.

Anyways, one morning left and then (hopefully) a chance to see the city.

Pace out

posted by Vitamin S @ 2:32 a.m.