Today With Patty – April 5, 2007

by Patty

Today we had a big event at Greystone at Widewaters. It was their ribbon cutting and grand opening, and it was a lot of fun, with great food, good company, and even Muddy the Mudcat from the Carolina Mudcats and the Chick-Fil-A cow. The Chick-Fil-A cow was a real hit with the kids, but I learned that it was his first time in costume, and he could not see very well, so I had to lead him around by his hoof to let him know there was a step or curb in front of him. Muddy the Mudcat was a little bit more of a pro, but I am not really sure what a mudcat is. He has these two tentacle things hanging down from his nose and a tail coming out of his baseball uniform – what is that all about?

Ken Eller, president and CEO of Active Data Services, just sent me the most gorgeous Easter lily. He is my favorite. Jonathan Taylor of Crescent State Bank, where is my Easter lily?

Chatham Hill Winery is a new client of ours, and they are debuting the first ever blended pomegranate wine (it is “fruit infused,” as they explained it to me). It is their newest entry in their Sweet Carolina Collection, and we will be taste testing it here at the office shortly. The dedicated staff at MMI will do anything to assist a valued client, particularly if it involves alcohol.

Tomorrow I head out to sail for three days from Beaufort to New Bern with friends. I was telling Wesley yesterday about it, and he warned me that it was supposed to be cold this weekend. I told him that even the coldest day sailing was better than the warmest day without it. He responded that the good news was that it is not supposed to be windy, so John and I would not be too chilly sailing anyway. Wesley obviously does not grasp the concept of sailing too well. It requires wind …

Job hunting tip #7: When I ask you why I should hire you, almost every applicant tells me that this would be such a great opportunity for themselves and how much they are going to learn from it. Here’s a tip: I do not care what is good for you – I care what is good for the company. So instead, tell me what an asset you are going be, how you are going to work your arse off and that you are going to put in all this extra time to wow me. Trust me, that is a better answer.

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