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Been a while, but been busy and quite frankly, sometimes you just get tired thinking about doing a post. Wrote a bit but never posted. I tend to do that, wanting to write, edit and get comfortable with it, and then post.

Anyway, let's see...Where were we?

On the iPod...well, that was stolen on my last business trip, but on iTunes right now...The Mighty Mighty Bosstones "The Impression That I Get" and Trace Adkins "You're Gonna Miss This."

Recent movie..."3:10 to Yuma" was really good. Well done Western with Russell Crowe playing the villain with a way of weedling into people's minds, and Christian Bale as the protagonist passifist trying to do right and prove himself to his son. Watch for an intense performance by Ben Foster (Dave in "The Punisher" and Angel in last "X-Men" movie) as baddie sidekick Charlie Prince, and yet another appearance by Kevin Durand (military bad guy in latest season of "Lost" and way wacko Neo Nazi assasin in "Smokin' Aces").

Cooking...well, done the Coke Can BBQ Chicken two more times (I'll have to post that up sometime soon)...and did a great Key Lime Pie with real Key Limes and fresh squeezed Key Lime juice...yeah, I go for authenticism.

Something I learned...Christian Bale is from Wales. The dude does the accents really, really well and had me convinced he was American. Anyone who knows me, knows I respect the linguistic abilities.

Something that made me smile...I keep thinking back to a moment when my son had his sisters squashed between two cushions calling it a "Sister Sandwich", one escaped running away screaming "Runaway Cheeeeeeese!" I love those moments.

Something I'm proud of...wow, my son made a Saturday meet again for butterfly. He's doing grrrreat. And one of the twins made the Saturday meet in the 8 and under group....as a 6 year old. Wow. I could never swim a straight lap. I always found the side of the pool and could never figure out that breathing thing.

Okay, something about communications...

Well, not an issue, but news...I'm helping the local chapter of IABC (Int'l Association of Business Communicators) organize the judging for this year's Silver Inkwell Awards, the local version of the IABC Gold Quill. And as a consequence have been asked to serve on the Board this next year as co-Vice President with Susan Spoto for Awards. Very honored and happy to do so. Looking forward to it but a little awed.

So the judging starts this Saturday. And going back to my experience helping judge the Gold Quill in 2005, I'm looking forward to the networking, the peek into the good work of my comm colleagues in the D.C-Balto-Annapolis area, and getting inspired again. But one thing I'm prepping myself for is seeing again the number of entries submitted that take little or no account of measurement of success beyond "People really liked it." I remember being frustrated by that in '05. You know, I realize you don't always have the time and budget to incorporate the pre-campaign and post-campaign measurement that really justify the effort and definitively illustrate success. But if that's the case, lay out for me what you did do, and what you would have done if you had the time and budget. I'll give you credit for having gone through the thought process.

There you have it. More soon.....I promise.