So that's why...

I was blindsided in the conference room. I was clearly intimidating to them. I briefly saw a finger, of which I thought only the beginning of a wave. Then the next thing I knew our secretary, all of her 5 ft 4 in. frame weighing less than 115, knocked me on my ass. When I got up I was engaged by someone and then our IT guy took out my legs (clearly a crack back) but I saw no flags.

Okay, this didn't actually happen, but it could have. It would make Terry Tate look like a joke. I'm too lazy to make a link, so you'll have to look that one up on YOUTUBE if you can't remember, yet another humorous superbowl commercial. Yes, that should be capitalized in some way, but that's only if you truly care about the NFL. I simply don't. Sure, it's fun to talk about at work on Tuesday and Wednesday, and soon Friday (they play too many days of the week).

Anyway, I don't really have much to say. However, I'm going to waste your time anyway. Afterall, you've already read this much. You'll notice that we haven't had any news updates in awhile. That's because our good friend, Paul Harvey, has been off. I'm going to assume that he's not ill (although is pretty old) and just taking time off for the Holiday. It's not that I don't like Gil Gross (his fill-in), he's just not Paul Harvey. Not sure why we haven't had any other segments, we must need a new producer. Any takers? Ok, I'll let you go now. Have a happy Thanksgiving, and more importantly an enjoyable Black Friday. I'll be sleeping. Good day.

It's Not Nice to Point

So, I was watching a little bit of the "No Fun League" over the weekend. I know, but promise me, it was seriously just a little bit... only 5 minutes or so. Anyway, I noticed something during the Giants/Lions game. Eli Manning sure does point a lot when he is at the line of scrimmage. And then I remembered the Patriots/Colts game a few weeks ago. It wasn't only the quarterbacks that did all the pointing. I mean, at the line of scrimmage, everybody was pointing everywhere. There was more finger pointing in that game then on a typical day in session on Capital Hill.

So, all three of these teams that I mentioned are pretty successful this season. Which leads us at This and That in the Morning to one conclusion. The more finger pointing your team does, the more you will win. Maybe that's why the Eagles suck so much this year. They aren't using their digits to the best of their ability.

This also fits in with our earlier posts about doing what your favorite NFL players do. The next time you walk into a conference room, start pointing at the people across the table from you. Tell your colleauges which people you consider the most dangerous in the meeting. Also, finger pointing isn't as intimidating unless you yell at your colleauges as well. Here's an example, "This guy looks like a hell of a negotiator... make sure you chop block him before he gets to our main guy." (This done while pointing at him, of course).

Try it out at the next meeting and let us know how it goes.

And remember, it may not be nice to point, but if it means preventing being sacked during a meeting, then it's ok in my book.