Polo Anyone?

My husband was recently invited to a polo match at a high-society club in a nearby Stepford community. While he enjoyed his pseudo-work gathering, I watched a popular movie from 1990 with a famous brunette who buys new clothes, has a carpet picnic in the penthouse, and sings a song by Prince in the bathtub.Continue reading “Polo Anyone?”

Oktoberfest

My husband and I both have German heritage. We have both been to Germany, my husband and his family many times growing up as a United Airlines family. I can speak German, or at least I can still understand it if it’s spoken slowly enough or written down. Every once in a blue moon, IContinue reading “Oktoberfest”

Calling All Sessions!

Different professions tend to call their event sessions by different titles even though they’re all talking about the same thing. A client and I were having a conversation recently with another planner and she continued to use an alternative word for “main session” that I was familiar with but others in the meeting were not.Continue reading “Calling All Sessions!”

Shake, Rattle, and Roll

I mentioned in a previous blog that I overlooked creating a contingency plan for a specific situation during an event because given my geographical location, the situation as described simply wouldn’t be an issue. In my blog All About Perspective I talked about not even considering sending a certified trail guide and paramedic with aContinue reading “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”