We all need clients, but do we need all clients? I read a great blog "The Five Clients You Should Avoid Like the Plague" by Patricio Robles, a tech reporter at Econsultancy. He lists and describes them:

• the fisherman -- tries to get lots of information up-front, without paying for it;
• the mime artist -- isn't an effective communicator, which means you don't really know what he wants;
• the deluded -- is out of touch with reality, which means you'll never be able to deliver what she thinks she wants;
• the spouse -- needs constant attention, becoming a fixture in your life;
• the cheapskate -- loves a bargain and is a master at scope creep.

Tudo bem? (How's it going, in Portuguese) I'm off on another adventure -- my first trip to Brazil. We have some very good friends who live in São Paulo; my husband Mike has visited them several times. This time I'm going too. So, by the time you read this, I'll be in Brazil, where it's Summer! (That means it's warm and there's no snow -- sorry, I'm not going to apologize.) Check my Blog (link is on the right), I will try to post some stories and photos while we're there.

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