(From 12/14/04) - Too Close for Comfort -- I was doing the simple job of making dinner reservations for a business meeting. It was much more difficult than it should have been (I was checking the internet, reviewing menus, etc.). Then an attendee from another state called and suggested a restaurant. The place he suggested has good food and ambience, everybody likes it, and is very close. The closeness of the venue had somehow excluded it from being one of my options. Sometimes the solutions (and people) that are close to you get ignored. When faced with a problem, take a good hard look at the people and resources closest to you for a solution. They may have even solved the same problem for you before.