Stickbuilder,

I've wondered that sooo many times. But look around you, why do companies that turn out less than stellar product remain in business and even thrive when guys who go the extra mile can't seem to make it. I'm not saying that if a company has a good year, then something must be suspect, but many times I've seen great opportunities for customer satisfaction go down in flames. Truth is, there are two sides to business, the store front and the accounting room. If both don't succeed, the business can't succeed. BUT (and I HATE this part) the truth is, if you're gonna have one part as the red-headed step-child that gets neglected, make it the storefront.

I've seen some great magazines hit the dirt simply because the accounting books couldn't keep up. Let's face it, we read 'em for fun/entertainment, they do it as a business. Now, if everyone that is producing the magazine is equally passionate about the subject, it can be great but, again, if the pencil pushers can't make a case for it, no matter how passionate THEY are, it won't survive for long.

Enough of my banter, let's go out flying!