Business Humor

What I Learned on the Way to the Catholic MarketingTrade Show

January 17, 2007

Just because your plane leaves four hours earlier for Birmingham than your co-worker doesn’t mean you will actually get there before him. The Charlotte, NC airport has rocking chairs all over to give it that homey Southern ambiance. Unfortunately, fresh squeezed lemonade isn’t included. If you want to know what food prices would be like [...]

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What I Learned on the Way to the Catholic Marketing Convention

August 1, 2006

When they say get there 90 minutes before your flight, they mean it. I was 50 minutes early and with all the security stuff made it on to the plane five minutes before takeoff. The security agent who is incomprehensible 30 feet away doesn’t get any more coherent when you get closer. I think she [...]

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These May Be Customers But They Sure Aren’t Our Customers

April 21, 2006

While working the front counter of a Catholic bookstore you get some pretty strange requests from people that make you wonder if they have any idea where they are. For example: “Do you carry scorecards for bridge?” “Ummm…” “Do you have postcards of Colorado?” “Ummmm…” “Do you carry books by (insert your favorite heretic / [...]

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