So if you live your life in a three piece suit,
In a cocktail dress, or combat boots
You pick your path and you walk your truth
And the world will come round to you.

Pop the cork, a champagne glass
Raise to the future, drink to the past
Thank the Lord for the friends he cast,
In the play he wrote for you.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

0x002a on "What to say to your local multi-billionaire"

The elevators doors opened and I was greeted by a man with the widest grin I'd ever seen at the company. He looked familiar and as I got in, a name matched the face. I was 2 feet from - yes, you know it - Jeff Bezos.

So here's the question, what would you say to the your neighbourhood-friendly, multi-billionaire CEO?

"Read any good books lately, Jeff (Bezos)?"
"You look tired. Did you and Hu Jintao play with the new 360 all night, Bill (Gates)?"
"Hey James (Donald), don't you think Seattle needs a mass infiltration of Tim Hortons?"
"Sam (Palmisano), don't you think it's time to move out west too?"

The bad news is, I'm not getting a raise. The good news, however, is that I'm not getting fired (to my knowledge).