Last Saturday’s Gladiators game had an abnormal start to it.  For 95% of the games, I work the home penalty box.  One guy who also works most of the games is one the goal judges behind the net that the Gladiators shoot at twice.  He has always been reliable in terms of showing up.  Anyway, right before the puck is dropped, the referee always looks at each goal judge and they flip on the red light so he knows it’s working.  As he looks to the home goal judge, we notice no one is there!  The guy who is sched ...

I love focus groups.  I don’t recall how I got my foot in the door in Chicago but once I did one I was asked back a lot and it was easy cash for simply giving your opinion about a product.  I hadn’t been part of one since moving down here but finally was invited to one for the Atlanta Spirit – the group that owns the Thrashers, Hawks, and Philips Arena.  The topic was about them renovating a part of the arena that is an underutilized bar area.& ...