As you read this, I am off to California to take in the mind-altering TED conference and actually speak at TEDActive in Palm Springs.
While not one of the major, 18-minute keynotes (maybe next year, right?) my verbal opus is a six-minute tale of terror and woe, with perfunctory happy ending, about a harrowing experience with one of showbiz's most venerable legends.
What makes this speech even more special is that my "stage" is out in the desert at the mystical Joshua Tree (better not forget that camera...). Once I get the video link, I will happily post here...I hope.
Until then, given where I'm at all week, I just might just have to transform "What I Learned" into a special daily edition; not re-hashing the zillions of Tweets and blog posts that will explode from the place, but to give my slant on some of the more uncommon and off-beat lessons.
Stay tuned.
And wish me luck, 'cuz the desert is one big-ass stage.