Observations:
- Wisconsin is much nicer than I thought. The drive from Milwaukee to Madison is farm land and I would imagine quite picturesque once the leaves come out and grass grows.
- Yes, sitting at a bar, a group was debating quite loudly about the political situation surrounding Gov. Walker.
- Meeting customers face to face is much better than going it remote by phone and email. My midwest rep passed away late last year so now these trips are necessary for me. Actually, they were before his passing as well. But now, more so.
- ISO 9001 is a pain in the rear and IMO breeds very average and unspectacular company cultures, but it is what it is and I may finally have to look into it as the suits at an important customer's corporate office are beating the drum. ISO = International Organization for Standardization.
- Playing Space Cop on an iPad reduces perceived travel time by as much as 70%. What? We're landing??
- It is sometimes not a good thing to watch the markets too closely. I felt neither interested in, nor compelled to look at the markets for 2 days, made no trades and things worked out just fine. Better than fine, really.
- I am glad I did not get to watch the Rangers-Sabres last night.
Okay, back to the circus we call the financial markets. I just loved Jonathan's interpretation of the Whack-a-Moles this morning. Utter caricatures, to be listened to only in an abstract way with regard to agendas and strategies.
