Ed Butler, my-ex boss.

One of the things my ex-boss Ed Butler taught me I've carried with me for almost two decades. Ed, like so many of his generation, served in the army against his will. It was one of those rare times in our history since WWII that there were no wars going on, so days in the army meant dealing with officious sergeants and numbing regulations. Ed figured out how to avoid most of that. His secret? Carry a clipboard at all times.