Long tailed black swan tipping

I’m still waiting for this blog to reach a tipping point. 

Oh wait, that term doesn’t mean tips as in loose change?

I’m certain there is more bullshit in marketing and business consulting than any other industry. Their word coinage recipe calls for ego mixed with bullshit. I found a picture of a great venue for their next conference: 

Remember management by walking around? - I thought management by sleeping at your desk made more sense. What did Tom Peters know? I guess he knew how to write a best seller and make more money than me. That management style sounds dumb to me but it’s better than management by running and hiding which I’ve experienced.

The new definition of the word “space” is often heard on the business channel. I suspect a marketing person with extra space between their ears decided “space” sounded more hip than “market”. Here’s an example of this annoying usage: 

Pay Me Later and Often Loan Services today announced plans to move into the knee replacement space.

My opinion of few terms that should be dropped (please add your own in the comments)

• Right sizing - often more like a right screwing.
• Zeitgeist - connected to German philosopher Hegel so you sound very intellectual throwing it out at a meeting. Its usage should be restricted to the spirit world. 
• Groupthink - From my experience in deciding which place to go for lunch at work, I don’t believe it works well. 
• Crowdfunding - better than groupthink if the money is coming my way. Do we really a new word for this charity collection? 
• Dress for success - ZZ Top wrote a song about that. Their success goal wasn’t at the office.

 

 

FLUGTAG Chicago 2008

Update May 2011 --

Mrs. 4444 at Half-Past Kissin' Time, started a saturday collection service many months ago.  What does she collect?

Why good blog posts of course.

This was a fun one to create because going to this event was fun.  It's also a good example of odd stuff that I enjoy.  Not weird - just odd.

Unknown Mami started this Sunday share a post of your city theme. You can find her blog by clicking this badge:

At the beginning of the clip you get a view of the Chicago downtown from North Beach. The John Hancock building is very noticeable as I pan my little camera.

Ok - the music is kinda corny but I was trying to find some flying music and I didn't look too long. It was fun to watch and I don't know when they be doing it again.

Enjoy -





I made it to Flugtag Chicago last Saturday. North Beach

I put together this short video. It would have been better if I just could of been there a little earlier and been able to position on the other side of a bush and a few people. Of course it's hard to get a good view of the "landing strip". I heard there were about 70,000 people trying to get that view.

Here's a few pictures too. (click the picture for a larger version)

The flying El was a Chicago favorite. It was written up in the Tribune. They did a great job of creating an L train, but it didn't fly far. The article about the team explained it all in one sentence.

"....Basically, it gave us a reason to get out our power tools and pound a few beers at least once a week...."

The pirates throw a wench in the water first.

The guy looks like he is wing walking on the way down!!!


Getting that "hitting the water" shot from my position was tough.