A bit of an odd week as a couple of emotional things went
down. First the news of the passing of long
time industry rep Pat McIntosh really threw me for a loop. Pat was an excellent man, always friendly and
dedicated. Always smiling when I saw
him. He will truly be missed. My condolences to Pat’s family and
friends.
Then right before the holiday the NFRC announced that CEO
Jim Benney left the organization. No
other details were provided outside of a standard quote and naming of an
interim leader and I think with how active Jim was even recently you have to consider this move as shocking. As many of you know I’ve
battled the NFRC for more than 10 years and many times drove Jim up the wall. Even debated him once in Boston at a trade
show. Despite me being a true pain in
the rear, Jim always treated me well and always kept a cool and calm
composure. I am not sure where Jim will
end up next, but I wish him only the best… Interesting that in the same week the USGBC
(another “favorite” of mine) had their CEO resign as well… could Jim be headed
there???? Crazier things have happened…
Elsewhere…
-- My last post on the issue of birds and glass was one of my
most popular posts ever. Obviously this
is an issue that is more intense than I realized. I heard from so many diverse people, both in
and out of the industry and got tremendous leads and insights on the
process. The best part was people really
wanting to be a part of a solution and that was nice. In the meantime I plan on staying on this and
learning more (and sharing here of course) from some of the new friends I just
made.
-- Congrats to my friends at GGI on the launch of their new website. What a fantastic piece of work
there.
-- Also congrats go out to my old co-worker and friend Scott
Goodman on his new gig with AGC. Good to
see him land there and probably get to work with another old friend Matt
Ferguson. That would be a fun road trip
to be on if those two made calls together.
-- I have to stress that if you are on Twitter and you are not
following Glass Magazine, you need to stop what you are doing right now and do
so. For every big event the live
tweeting is so great and so informative, you are seriously missing out. This week was the AAMA conference and once
again I felt like I was there. Great to
get the flavor and no other feed comes close to the live content that Glass
Magazine’s provides.
-- Last this week… if you watched and liked the show “The Men
Who Built America” then you will probably like the new one out called “American
Genius.” Same sort of historical look at
the men and women who made their marks on many facets of our life. Some episodes better than others (the Steve
Jobs vs Bill Gates one was not great) but still worth the watch if you enjoy
history and the analysis of it.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Class still exists in this world. Nice to see.
-- I am one of those people who does not like Southwest
Airlines… but this story is very cool.
And I am stunned that they are not trying this action still!
VIDEO of the WEEK
Those who know me know that the Rocky series (with the
exception of #5 which is should never be discussed) is my favorite. This November, we get a semi sequel to the
Rocky films with the new movie Creed.
Should be interesting and here’s the trailer that debuted this week.
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