1. Men only think they run the world. Actually, it’s the women who keep their schedules.
2. Rule number one’s corollary: NO women are OVER-appreciated.
3. A good joke is better than either flowers or chocolate.
4. You will never meet a bureaucrat who doesn’t take himself too seriously. (Well, okay. Maybe Mark Fowler is the exception here… And, yes, Dennis Patrick is a George Michael fan. The point being: if you can share someone’s secret passions, OFF the record, they’ll treat you like a human when you’re ON the record.)
5. Nothing goes well with a Kelly green leisure suit. (Nothing.)
6. Nick-names are great – as long as yours can’t be confused with a celebrated anti-Semite. (From Tack, I always preferred “Melinder.”)
7. An afternoon nap really does help focus the mind.
8. The corollary to #6: If you ever have a choice of better compensation or an in-office sleeping couch and a door you can close, take the couch. Life is too short
9. Stand out. Be a character. Wear your curiosity on your sleeve. Pick up the bar tab or “host” the conversation. Shed a little celebrity on the most mundane of industries, and those who really grease the wheels will thank you for it.
10. EVERY truly great news organization is a family – whether they share the same last name or not.
Memorial service for Tack will be at the National Press Club at 6:30 March 31.
