n At Starbucks I overheard two employees talking about taking a break. Can you take a coffee break from coffee?
n In the wake of the Decatur, Ill. high school fight in the stands I went to a local football playoff game. There were no fights, as everyone’s free hands were on cell phones.
n When my San Diego friend, Ron Heller, was traveling in France he got a quote of $140 a day on a rental car. He used his cell phone to call Hertz’s home office and got a rate of $122 for three days. The message: ET (European Traveler) phone home!
n Irvine marketing consultant Marie Evans has business cards consisting of a deck of playing cards with her info on the back. She tries to give away a deck a day. I got the Joker.
n All the male TV newscasters are such fashion plates these days. When’s the last time you saw a guy in a white shirt and red tie?
n While accompanying Mimi on errands this weekend, she parked and ran into a store for a minute and rolled down the right front window so I wouldn’t suffocate. When anyone came close to the car I stuck out my head and barked.
Glueck is a Newport Beach doctor, writer and corporate consultant.
