I've surpassed my nemesis

I just checked my Adsense account and in under a month on this blog, I have made a princely $5.  3 more months and it will be possible to obtain a passable[*] bottle of red, or a packet of cigarettes in a pub (which would have to be smoked outside), or a round of beers (for three) in the pub below our office.  Any of these things would be very good, although the cigarettes would get me into an immense amount of trouble with my wife.

While $5 is hardly a massive amount of money, my nemesis took a year to achieve a $6, so I'm claiming victory. This isn't about the dollars, it's the principle. At this rate, I will have 4 bottles of red before inflation cruelly snatches a bottle from his adsense-sponsored reach.

I've been on TV ?

I had a call yesterday from a chap that saw me on TV.  This was interesting for two reasons.  The first is that I have no recollection of ever being on TV, and being on TV is surely something I think I would remember.  The second is that he quoted something I'd actually said.

We eventually figured out that I had been quoted at Biz Think Tank in relation to Customer Relationship Management (CRM).  I'm still not sure how I appeared on TV without ever setting foot in front of a camera, but maybe someone just said nice things about me on the air.  I hope that is the case, because I'd have to be really drunk (or somewhat mad) to forget visiting a TV studio, having makeup applied, and being interviewed.

If you can find the footage[**], I'd be very interested to see it. If you're a high powered TV executive, I am capable of delivering colorful quotes on demand on pretty much any subject and although the camera is unlikely to love me, I will certainly love it. 

[*] A passable bottle of red, something like the Rosemount Estate Shiraz Cabernet that I'm drinking now, for the low, low price of $15. Your version of passable may vary. Personally I'd rather have a Peppertree, or something from Briar Ridge - arguably some of the best red wine I've ever had.


[**]As an update to this story - the TV Ad was for Biz think tank;  We were on the home page - so it appears I was only on TV by proxy