tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375629892008-04-17T08:05:54.976-04:00WebmasterBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-34009324099063187432008-04-16T17:34:00.001-04:002008-04-17T08:05:55.399-04:00

It had to happen. It had to. Like any good book, there has to be an ending. --Okay, maybe the Good part is an exaggeration. We will just call it a story. I am leaving my position as Event Coordinator with Olsson's. I will wait here a few seconds while you pick your collective jaws up off of the ground. . . You ready? Okay. I have taken a position with a web marketing firm in Bethesda

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-71553808082440311462008-04-08T18:31:00.002-04:002008-04-09T22:36:24.744-04:00

First let me say to everyone that I am sorry I missed you last week. I had to go back to Idaho for a funeral and was traveling or sitting with family most days. There was enough time to check mail and to keep tabs on the day to day stuff, but blogging didn't make the cut. Sorry. Well everyone, I have some news. I know what you are probably thinking, "The Blog is called "Event News" this goof

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-82169889256777597652008-03-26T16:08:00.002-04:002008-03-27T07:45:56.301-04:00

I sort of get the feeling we must be mildly righteous. If I were a bit more religious, I might actually think that we dodged the flood-bullet for a reason. Mostly I think it is because we are four floors away from ground zero. Well, maybe Karma helped us out a little too. Thanks Karma. My ancient Gateway thanks you too. --Next time, could you maybe drip a little bit of water on it? Right. I

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-55438318602711533792008-03-19T11:50:00.004-04:002008-03-19T17:09:55.092-04:00

You ever have one of those weeks where you know you should have just stayed in bed? Please allow me tell you about mine. Last week, I had an appointment on Friday to meet with a lovely young lady named Rebecca. She was putting together a conference at a tiny hotel here in DC and wanted to sell books for a couple of the authors she had booked. The tiny hotel is the Hilton where president Reagan

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-29833971399861680062008-03-11T12:31:00.003-04:002008-03-12T16:10:44.156-04:00

I am still fired up about this Boeing thing. This morning (Tuesday again) it was announced that Boeing was filing a formal complaint over the loss of the $40 billion contract. Really? Come on, Boeing. You lost. Northrop won. Go build something else. Boeing is complaining that if it loses this contract, it will have to discontinue production on the commercial version of the 767. That is fine with

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-39602981368017237932008-03-04T10:27:00.004-05:002008-03-05T17:09:08.521-05:00

Bright and early this (Tuesday) morning, I hit the 'snooze' on my alarm for the last time and decided it was time to get out of bed. I stumbled to front door and picked up the paper, then made some breakfast--Kashi, Go Lean! cereal. Chubby little Event Coordinators need all the help they can get. Spoon in fist, I started flipping through the Washington Post. I get three different papers at home,

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-3079494766641962822008-02-28T10:36:00.004-05:002008-02-28T11:10:49.345-05:00

Wow. This has been a busy week for me. I have been out working events every day and every night. So I am sorry if this is late. Let’s see, what is coming up this week that is fun and exciting . . . Next Wednesday we are hosting Laura Flynn at Dupont. You might remember Laura from the Oscars a few years back when she was a little too skinny and wore that crazy dress? I used to love watching her

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-52276560061899247512008-02-19T21:20:00.006-05:002008-02-21T10:01:31.313-05:00

With only a few hours of delay, I am headed back home from the trip to the ‘Ho.---This was typed on Monday evening while sitting in the Detroit Airport. For Four hours--- I thought the trip there was bad, hours of time smashed up against the window while the mom and dad combo next to me handed snacks and other goodies to the trio of kiddies across the aisle. I had the aisle seat originally but

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-55264847820626789482008-02-12T14:24:00.010-05:002008-02-14T15:36:58.747-05:00

Well, it had to happen. The writers have reconciled with "The Man". Life as we know it, we return to normal in the coming weeks. Once again we will not be forced to find our own enjoyment in life, as it will be spoon-fed to us from the comfort of our living rooms. If you happen to be one of the few that have forsaken the Television Gods for the face-to-face entertainment that happens at Book

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-84452303816268499002008-02-06T21:24:00.000-05:002008-02-07T15:57:15.805-05:00

Mardi Gras has come and gone. Now what are we supposed to do with ourselves? Well, Television still sucks but at least movies are picking up. I went to see "The Savages" recently. Wow. If you have seen it, I will say, 'wasn't that messed up?' If you have not, then you should. You should see it for Philip Seymour Hoffman at the very least. He has been bumped to "Greatest Character Actor Ever"

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-81175943358680460952008-01-31T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-31T12:47:27.353-05:00

Another Tuesday and here I am working on another blog. I was serious when I said I was putting together a book club an so far I have had two people jump on to my booky bandwagon. Jess sent me an email saying she would like to play along and Matt made comments in the same vein - although Matt is only going to come if I serve deep fried, bacon-wrapped sausages. I am sure his heart will stop after

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-81475378490316797772008-01-24T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-24T13:15:55.270-05:00

Like most Bloggers out there, we all read other people's blogs. What better way is there to pretend to work for a full eight hours? "I am doing research for my blog this week." I was sent the greatest (perhaps the most disgusting) use of bacon I have ever seen on the inter-webs. It was this: http://www.speakeasy.org/~sjmaks/bcb/index.html This beats the House of Breakfast Meat I was checking

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-74918355753322125932008-01-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-17T10:29:08.278-05:00

I was trying to figure out something fun and exciting to chat about with you all this week. As I scrolled through today's issue of Shelf Awareness, I came across a little blurb about Labyrinth Books.Book Culture, the New York City bookstore formerly known as Labyrinth Books, has begun a blog that includes Q&As with authors who appeared at the store last fall, news, author posts, book

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-59697198273713699312008-01-10T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-10T11:11:58.629-05:00

Did I mention to you that I am trying to read 52 book this year? I totally stole the idea from Eric Nuzum (author of The Dead Travel Fast) when I heard him on the radio a while back. I started on November 4th and am trying to read 52 books between now and next November 4th. This is a lot less then 180+ my fellow blogger, the Book Maven, read last year, but I figured I would set a reasonable

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-27205660063881513172008-01-03T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-03T10:20:50.544-05:00

Welcome back everyone! Brussels was wonderful. Cold, but lovely. I did my best to stay warm by swilling cup after cup of gluwhine (if you order it "avec rhum", it does twice the warming duty) and stopping in to a shop every half mile or so. I rode a Ferris wheel, watched people ice skating, bought some goodies from the stalls and tried to soak in a little Christmas spirit. Given that I am an

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-3852312381318829742007-12-17T23:50:00.000-05:002007-12-20T10:57:23.063-05:00

Okay, I know I said I was leaving the country last week. Well, that little trip got delayed but this time I swear, I am in Brussels. I left on Tuesday night about 10 pm and landed in London around six in the morning. I am saying all this in the past tense because it all happened days ago. You should be reading this on Thursday and once again it is Monday night. I am nestled all snug in my chair

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-71538870660260234382007-12-10T21:18:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:47:40.617-05:00

Hi ho, Everyone. Today is Monday Dec 10th. I am typing my blog from the comforts of my apartment. I am writing this so far in advance because I will be out of the country (I know, again) on Thursday. This time, I am headed to Brussels for few days of Christmas Markets, Chocolate and Beers. I will fill you in when I get back. All that aside, I am writing to let you know that we have reached the

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-55321067896295046562007-12-06T11:00:00.000-05:002007-12-06T08:54:26.840-05:00

I read an interesting thing the other day. It was a small question about luxury."Is it still luxurious if you got it on sale?" I found this question wonderful! Is it? Is that cashmere sweater you purchased at the end of last season at the Gap for $78 as luxurious as the one Bob sports from Lucien Pellat-Finet for $2,000? Is the Toyota Corolla LE (Luxury Edition) a step above The BMW 310 (Not

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-11590585999693975632007-11-29T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-29T10:41:30.696-05:00

Last night I had the opportunity to ride the Metro. I enjoy the concept of a metro/subway system but the one we have here in DC drives me nuts sometimes. After living in London and using their system as my sole mode of transportation, I think I was spoiled by a great system. I might like our (DC's) Metro Rail if it wasn't so ugly. The plain concrete walls, the dim lighting, the turbo-slow

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-61922508702589844592007-11-20T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:14:12.703-05:00

Welcome back! I trust everyone had a good Thanksgiving? Ate way too much? Fought the crazies at the shopping centers? Good for you. I boycotted thanks giving this year. So much so, that I have relegated it to small caps and two words. I am not certain why I boycotted this year. It could be my deep seated dislike of the Turkey (Outlined in last years Thanksgiving post. Feel free to check it out.

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-31660372585651050202007-11-15T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-15T12:50:52.412-05:00

Hey Everyone! Because of the Holiday next week, we are event free. I didn't want anything getting in the way of you and your plans to eat 15 pounds of Turkey. I am still off the bird, but I would never say or do anything to impede your happiness. If you are roasting and eating on Thursday, more power to you. I wont even harp on you about how your bird was raised and all that. It is a holiday, go

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-89356419305674364942007-11-08T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:26:31.959-05:00

As you all know, I drive to work. I drive to work everyday. I am one of the bad people who consumes fossil fuel and drives to work. Granted I drive a Nissan Versa (The Cure for Auto-Claustrophobia) that gets 30 miles to the gallon, but I still drive. I have discovered a new route to work that shaves time off my commute and is a much more attractive drive to boot. The only drawback of this route

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-75902225291945917102007-10-29T21:23:00.000-04:002007-11-01T10:17:25.477-04:00

Good News! Our dear friend Chris--The one that got smooshed by the car in last week's blog--is home from the hospital. He is stuffed into a back brace and looks like that kid at school with a touch of Scoliosis (sans head gear). He is shuffling around the condo with the aid of a walker--No giggles, please--and feeling a little better every day. Thanks to everyone who wrote in to wish him well.

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-948780305347826902007-10-25T11:00:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:17:02.910-04:00

Halloween is getting close and in honor of that great day, the day of sending your kids out into the world to beg for food, I would like to take a moment and talk to you all about the most scary and dangerous place on Earth. I am not talking any place you might find on Survivorman - although, I have been watching that show and man is it ever good! One man and a camera, out in the wilderness

Tony Ritchietag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37562989.post-91688482969108381062007-10-18T11:00:00.000-04:002007-10-18T11:11:47.832-04:00

In a perfect world, our Web-master needs our blogs to be finished by noon on Wednesday. Normally, I am ahead of the curve and have mine finished on Tuesday. This Tuesday I was out working an event at the Sonoma Wine Bar for Kelly DiNardo and didn't get home until late. The event was great and I was happy to be there but my blog might suffer this week because of it. Good thing there was wine.

Tony Ritchie