What’s up, readers. This entry is about about two things that are totally unrelated to Consulting or B-school:

1. This is going to sound random, but I think it’s hecka cool. Tuesday started off a little rough because my original 7:30am flight to the client site from LaGuardia was cancelled and I had to take one a couple of hours later. Already somewhat dejected because I’d be arriving on-site later than expected, I was even more annoyed at the airport security checkpoint when the guy behind me swung a security screening container and hit me square on my knee. He quickly apologized and hit me with a “Wow, I’m sorry, but that’s what happens when you spend way too long partying and have an early morning flight the next day”…I knew exactly where the guy was coming from, so I let it slide without a word. So, it felt nice to be able to sit down and plug away at some work on my laptop while I waited for my flight to board. There I am minding my own business when I heard a familiar voice and the thought of “Oh my damn, is that Charles Barkley???” flashed across my mind. If you don’t know who Charles Barkley is, then you should watch more ESPN because he’s only one of the greatest NBA players ever and is now one of the most entertaining sports commentators in the business on his TNT telecasts of NBA games. It turns out that Barkley was sitting not even 10 feet away from me in the waiting area at the gate. And, even wilder, the dude who’d hit me in the knee at the security checkpoint was his travel companion. When I saw the two of them together, it all came together and I realized why the travel companion had mentioned a late night of partying…the Round Mound of Rebound is KNOWN for having a good time. I wasn’t trying to be nosy or anything, but the funniest comment I overheard from them came when the CNN monitor showed a picture of North Korea’s president and the “Chuckster” remarked “Oh yeah, that MF’s got a perm and, if a MF’s got a perm, then you know he’ll blow some s**t up”…only he could come up with a line like that and it took everything I had in me not to burst out laughing. I was able to use my earlier exchange to get a couple of words in and it was cool to speak to them for a hot second. I didn’t get a chance to “really” converse with them, but getting to chat with one of my all-time favorite basketball players while waiting on a flight was pretty daggone cool.

2. What the heck is going on with John Kerry? Didn’t he learn anything from his unsuccessful run for the presidency??? Check out this article to see what I’m talking about: Article **shaking my head**