A lot of people might not see the business value in Jody Padar's tweet asking what AT&T's proposed purchase of T-Mobile could do to the cost basis of AT&T stock. Or they might not find any point to a comment that "Pokémon is dead" after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. But the point of the CPA, whose firm is designed to present a non-traditional image helps in networking.

What do clients and daffodils have in common? Each year, we have purchased bulk bags of daffodils. Over the years we've planted thousands in our garden, but last year we were too busy and didn't get around to it. Spring comes early here in California and by March 1st nature's display is already starting to unfold. As I walked around the garden today, one thing became abundantly clear, our bulb population has suffered because we didn't make time to plant new bulbs.