Carl Crossman Blog

One item in the news lately has been the plans of the country of Canada to expand their gas and oil production and delivery. After a failed attempt to have a pipeline built from Alberta to Texas, they are exploring other options. Now they want to deal with China.

They are proposing a 731 mile pipeline from their oil sands to the coast in order to easily deliver their gas to China. I certainly wish that the Obama administration could have worked out a deal with Canada so that we could have their gas.

Since I am rising up in status at my job, I am taking on more and more tasks. It seems that the higher I go the more things appear on my desk. I don’t mind that so much as long as the compensation rises with it. That has been happening so far. One thing I have noticed lately is that we need more exposure to the public. It seems that nobody knows who we are or what we do. I wanted to change that if I could.

I looked into some of the various ways that we could advertise. The newspapers were one way and maybe a few radio spots would help as well. As I looked into the situation farther, I realized that I would not have time to keep up with all these things. That’s when I came up with the idea of using an Advertising Agency to do this work for me. After all, it’s good to let the experts do your job whenever possible.

I think I have come to a great conclusion. I will hire some people who can assist us with getting our name known. Though we may have to spend a little money to start with, the pay off will be big in the end. I believe that those who are higher up in my company will agree with my ideas. I certainly hope that they will as our company needs to grow. I believe that using this strategy will help us do just that. I guess we’ll just have to see if I am right or not.

I am sure that many people who are my age remember the T.V show called Lost in Space. I spent many hours watching the show and still love it till this day. Anyway, I was saddened to hear that one of the key players in the show died today. His name was Dick Tufeld and he was the voice of the robot.

Dicks most famous line was when he said “Danger, Will Robinson!” it became one of the best catch phrases ever. Dick was 85 and started a new adventure this week when he died at his home. Goodbye Dick.

One thing that nearly every sports fan on the losing end of a game has said is that the refs ripped them off. I have said this many times myself. A bad call in a critical situation has caused many teams to win or lose a game that was important to them.

That’s why the NFL is looking into the situation and is looking for ways to improve rule enforcement during the games. They are beginning to hire former referees to critique the current officials and to find ways to make the games fair for everyone. I say it’s about time!

This year I was desperately trying to make some new years resolutions. I really plan to try to keep the ones I made. I want to lose some weight and so I have made a promise to myself that I will spend more time at the gym.

Another resolution I made was to change my driving habits. I know that I have using my cell phone while driving and that this is a dangerous practice. From now on, I will take my calls only when I have reached my destination or are in a safe place to talk.