Random links and lists of stuff:

 NCAA basketball has, hands down, the best playoff format in all of sports. So why is it that the same people in charge of NCAA football can't get it through their head that a similar format might help their sport? At this point I can no longer say they are just stupid it has got to be corruption.

 Pilate gave in to the masses and gave them what they wanted. In a 'Christian' society 2000 years later why would anyone assume mob rule will yield the correct outcome?

Ants never get into traffic jams. Yet we still consider massive expressway bottlenecks to be an upgrade... yeah ok. We might want to consider what those bugs know that we don't.

Hold the phone! Its another ADVERTISING IS DEAD claim. When will people understand: Prostitution and advertising are the oldest industries, they may change how they operate but they will never die.

 Roy H. Williams offers an intriguing look at Activity Based Accounting. He doesn't claim the idea as his own but it is a great way to look at clients and vendor relations. I think this needs to get special attention in services based industry like ours or in tough economic times like we hear so much about these days.