I have to allow more time!

Really, I have to start allowing more time for blogging. Net-Net isn't quite as dead as I thought, so when I show up at Central Market on Wednesday mornings there are actually people there to talk to and interact with. So I end up not starting writing until later than I've planned.

So today we're in the middle of an eventful week. On Friday, the Southlake Chamber morning Leads group will have its first guest speaker (arranged by yours truly). Charles Brown (www.dynamic-copyrwriting.net) will talk to us about using social networking sites for business. As a big FaceBook/Twitter fan, I'm looking forward to it. I also hope it goes well because this is our first guest speaker, and my co-facilitator and I have a bunch more arranged. If this event is a dud, it's going to be tough to convince people to speak at future ones. So I'll be a little tense 'til it's over and people are standing and cheering. Or at least looking pleased and well informed.

And the Chamber directory is finally, finally, FINALLY going to print on Friday, or that's the plan. There have been so many delays, I'm not going to count those chickens until they're walking around making peeping noises.

And most significantly of all, Rich's last day in the office is this week. Or the last day he can go into the office. After Thursday, he'll have to be escorted through the building like anybody else off the street. Though he and all his employees are still on the payroll for another month, he goes to the office tomorrow to be processed out. And starting Friday morning, he won't have anyplace he needs to go. So far he's been pretty positive about the whole thing. I know he'll find something else; I just hope he doesn't get discouraged by the search.

We're planning to go see the new Star Trek movie on Friday. That'll be a good finish to a pretty intense week. Wish us luck!