Here at UltraMegaCorp, we have a venerable tradition of frequent conference calls. We use conference calls for basic coordination within a team. We use them to monitor status and triage during emergencies. We also use them for large-scale meetings where only one person is permitted to speak.

CNN has a leading article today about "Don't Fight in front of your kids... and other myths".

After four children and thirteen years of marriage, I can summarize most of their advice as "well... duh".

• Be willing to go to bed angry.
• Be willing to fight (fair, no personal insults) in front of the kids.

I just got home from a pretty eye opening event at Walter Reed Medical Hospital. The company I work for does a lot of community work. One of the many resource groups we have is centered on the Armed Forces. The purpose of the group is to see how we can better leverage our resources and earn business in that industry sectors, as well as, “charity” work towards the causes. The company has teamed with the "Helping our Heroes Foundation". This foundation was created to provide support to wounded warriors returning back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This foundation has received 25 full 2-year scholarships to Colorado Technical University. The Scholarship would provide tuition, fees, & materials. We have been asked to step in and provide assistance getting the troops to complete an application and then help act as a mentor / sounding board for them.