Author Unknown: Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.
This coming Friday will mark an event not seen in twenty-eight years, and not to be repeated for another twenty-eight. It will be the fifth Friday in February. Folks, just think about what it means to have something happen so infrequently (like the Ol’ P picking up the bar bill, for instance). Most people would be happy to observe this phenomenon (five February Fridays, not Ol’ P payin’) three times during their lifetime, an observant octogenarian might notice four such occurrences, and only an exceptional centenarian could see five five-Friday Februaries. You would think that something this rare would create a loud and clamorous hubbub. Continue reading ‘Fifth Friday in February Fun Filled Festival’ »
Archive for February, 2008
Dave Barry: “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’”
There is an unwritten list of words … most of the four letter variety … that should never be uttered in a professional setting. In the Ol’ Philosophizer’s opinion, one more could be added to that list. In the world of business, is there any word more alarming and odious than the word “meetings?” Continue reading ‘Is This Any Way To Run A Meeting? (Part 2)’ »
Almost a month has passed since Splash activated the Malden Yacht Club blog, and during that interval several comments have been posted that deserve a response. Whether it is a question put or an opinion posed, our readers deserve an acknowledgement much more timely than I give to my business customers Continue reading ‘Ol’ P Answers The Mail’ »
Zelda Fitzgerald: “Youth doesn’t need friends - it only needs crowds.”
The Malden Yacht Club is somewhat different from most “social organizations” because in allocating weight between those two terms, 100% goes to “social” and 0% to “organization.” In fact, we are so disorganized that we don’t actually exist. We don’t have rules, by-laws, or dues paying members that usually define standard associations, nor are we saddled with overbearing officers trying to lead and direct the likes of us. We are simply a collection of semi-serious kayakers who happen to come together from time to time and wander off in the same direction. That might be a coincidence, but I’m more inclined to believe it’s a result of the festive force fields of frivolity the group generates that magnetize and draw us together. It isn’t very accurate to call ourselves a club … the Merry Mob from Malden would be more apt … but then again, we don’t own yachts either, so maybe one inaccuracy cancels out the other. Continue reading ‘Is This Any Way To Run A Meeting? (Part 1)’ »
Will Rogers: “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”
Benjamin Franklin: “Never trust a young doctor or an old barber”
When it comes to reading the Ol’ Philosophizer’s C.R.A.P., most members of the Malden Yacht Club have the attention span of Britney Spears at a temperance meeting. “It’s too wordy” is the complaint I hear most often. Being mindful that we are kayakers, not readers, I really am trying hard to keep the posts on this Blog short enough that even Britney could get through them between Cosmos. But folks, as I sometimes like to point out, sayin’ and doin’ are two different things. Especially when life unexpectedly hands you a bonus. Continue reading ‘A Tale of Scissors and SpIce’ »