I had a wonderful conversation the other day with the executive director of a very strong and vibrant local chamber of commerce. The two major takeaways from our discussion were as follows;

1) He did not know what Agenda 21 was.

2) The reason for their strength and vibrancy as a chamber was the involvement, optimism and focus of the members on growing their businesses through networking.

Our…

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. – Sir Walter Scott

QE1, QE2…and now ladies & gentlemen, they bring us Operation Twist! We couldn’t be further from the moorings of morality and integrity if we were standing on Mars! This guy Shakespeare had it right as well, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; / For loan oft loseth both itself and friend. / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.” But who needs Scott…