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  • I guess I’ve been really busy of late.  It’s been a month since I last posted here.  I think I’ll be back in the fold within a few days, though.  Stay tuned…. 0

  • Stuff I’ve read, or added to my inbox to read: Seth Godin on being done – http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/04/done.html AlphaMale on KitKat’s success in Japan – http://alphamale.typepad.com/blog/2006/04/how_kitkat_beca.html Guy Kawasaki on Engineers and their lies – http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/04/the_top_ten_lie.html The Slacker Manager on office politics – http://slackermanager.com/2006/04/how-to-avoid-office-politics.html Pittsburgh’s Future reports on shaky air quality ratings standards – http://pittsburghfuture.blogspot.com/2006/04/misleading-rankings-on-air-pollution.html

  • These days it seems airlines are trying just about anything to make an extra buck.  The latest quick buck approach that I’ve experienced is the added charge to fly in the emergency row on Northwest Airlines flights.  I did this yesterday, paying an additional $15 to fly in the emergency row of a flight from…