Lake of Fire

Lake of Fire

Where do bad folks go when they die?

They don't go to heaven where the angels fly

They go to a lake of fire and fry

wont see 'em again till the 4th of July

I knew a lady who came from Duluth

Got bit by a dog with a rabid tooth

She went to her grave just a little too soon

flew and laid down on the yellow moon

Where do bad folks go when they die?

They don't go to heaven where the angels fly

They go to a lake of fire and fry

Wont see 'em again till the 4th of July

People cry, people moan

Look for a dry place to call their home

Try to find some place to rest their bones

While the angels and the devils

Try to make 'em their own

Where do bad folks go when they die?

They don't go to heaven where the angels fly

They go to a lake of fire and fry

Wont see 'em again till the 4th of July

Meat Puppets, 'Lake of Fire'

I learned a valuable lesson today.

Hooter's is a great place to meet guys. Who knew?

I had my last little coaching session this afternoon, but misjudged traffic and got to Hollywood early...so seeing as I didn't eat all day, figured that I'd grab a bite to eat, knock out some more of the budget.

And Hooters just happened to be on my way. Nice little outside tables...looked good and cozy to me.

So what the hell - I grabbed some things out of my dopey little briefcase and figured I'd work and eat until it was time to see the coach. Ordered curly fries and a diet coke (ah yes, healthy breakfast/lunch/dinner of the champions) and started plugging away at my budget strategy document. Had my blackberry and cell phone spread out on the table, and my spreadsheets...ahhhh. Next thing you know, a guy came up to my little table and was like, "Are you an adminstrator or something?". He was a youngster - probably early 30's, Izod shirt and khaki's, nice brown eyes....not too bad. So I just smiled and asked what he meant by an administrator. And he stated that I looked professional, why was I at Hooters all by myself...he just wanted to say hello and see what I was working on. I smiled, said "Hello", told him "working on budgets" and went back to my spreadsheets. He kind of just stood there for a minute, and then asked "so do you come here often".

I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Too funny.

So the moral of the story for the ladies - go to Hooters if you want to meet guys. Sheesh. With all the 'hooters' around, you'd think the guys would be distracted. Thought I'd just sneak in, unnoticed. Oh well. It made me laugh...

I need a vacation - a real vacation. Have to start looking into where I want to go this fall and winter. I already have a week planned in Tampa for Thanksgiving week (we go every year - big old horse show that week...lots of fun). NY is a possibility for the holidays - though Jacqui is not too excited about NYC in December ("too cold"...wimp!). Maybe I'll go to the left coast and visit my sister and her family. I could always make it a whirlwind tour and visit her, my buddy in Carmel, my sister in law in Granada Hills...nah, scratch the sister in law...she's annoying as hell. I could go and visit the evil brother in Vancouver. Nah, he's annoying too! Though I wouldn't mind visiting BC. Ah, too many choices. A friend of mine just got back from a tour of Greece, so I'm thinking that maybe I'll go in the spring. She's divorced, and went by herself - had a blast. The idea of going on a vacation alone is somewhat appealing to me. We'll see...

David called & left a message...wants to go out over the weekend. Hmmmm. Not too sure that I want to "go out" with him again...

And in other news, here's my big announcement....woo-hoo. Go me...I think...

Chantilly, VA -Women in Cable & Telecommunications (WICT) today announced the members of Class XII and Class XIII of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute (BMLI), its flagship executive leadership program. The Betsy Magness Leadership Institute provides intensive, yearlong training to prepare senior-level women to take on significant leadership responsibilities. Over 250 women have participated in this nationally recognized, award-winning leadership program, lauded for its record of increasing the presence of women among the industry’s executive ranks. This year marks the institution of numerous enhancements to the BMLI program, including increased focus on topics more specific to the cable industry and the addition of a second class to allow more women to benefit from the BMLI Fellowship.

“The women of Classes XII and XIII represent the best of the best in the cable industry,” said Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, WICT President & CEO. “In its twelfth year, the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute will provide twice as many women with the tools they need to serve as leaders in our industry.”

The members of Class XII of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute are:

Pamela Baratta

Vice President Sales

Comcast Spotlight

Linda S. Chambers

Group Vice President, Human Resources

Bright House Networks - Florida Group

Lori Chee

Vice President, Affiliate Marketing

MTV Networks

Lori Conkling

Disney and ESPN Media Networks

Vice President, National Accounts4

Mary Connolly

Vice President of Human Resources

Comcast

Rochelle DiRe

Executive Vice President, Human Resources

Court TV Networks

Robin J. Feller

Vice President, Affiliate Point of Sale

Starz Entertainment Group

Valerie Gillespie

Vice President, General Manager

Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

Lisa Hyams

Senior Vice President, Operations

Discovery Channel Latin America/Iberia/US Hispanic

Janice Janik-Fries

Account Vice President

Showtime Networks, Inc.

Ziba Kaboli

Vice President, Affiliate Relations and National Accounts

Court TV

Sloan Kennedy

Director

HBO Services, Inc.

Kathryn Koles

Senior Counsel

Comcast

Robin A. Pearson

Vice President, Business Development

Women in Cable & Telecommunications

Wendy Rasmussen

Vice President/General Manager

Los Angeles Metro Markets

Charter Communications

Karen Rivenburg

Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Comcast - Portland Oregon Market

Jen Robertson

Director, Consumer Marketing

WE: Women's Entertainment

Dawn Rodney Tranchitella

Vice President, NGC Creative

National Geographic Channel

Misty Skedgell

Vice President, Corporate Communications

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Suzee Smith-Everhard

Director Community Relations & TeleVideo

Cox Communications

Darlene Stapleton

Director of Operations, Customer Care

Time Warner Cable

Tina Thornton

Coordinating Producer

ESPN

Katy Uhl

Senior Director Human Resources

Comcast Media Center

Robyn Ulrich

Senior Vice President Marketing & Public Relations

DIY Network

Gatsie H. Wall-Jones

Director, Network Programming Operations

HBO, Inc.

Jennifer Yohe Wagner

Vice President, Business Affairs

Time Warner Cable