Every year, I total exhibitors and sponsors for shows like Sage Summit which is being held in Chicago at the end of July. My view is the totals looks good. My combined count for the medal sponsor categories is 135. Last year, I started three weeks earlier so I will not compare those numbers. But my sense is Sage made substantial gains in numbers in the last weeks of 2015 and that it should come in well ahead of last year's total which I had at 124.

My wife said she was going to a "Girl's Night Out" event this weekend. I said, "Don't you mean 'Older Women's Night' Out?" ... My wife and I are just a couple of romantics. I called her mid-week and asked, "Are we doing anything Saturday?" "Yes, we're going to that memorial service." "Probably not for our anniversary." "Oh." ... I was somewhat taken aback at the headline in the area weekly newspaper today:

Sovos Compliance plans to buy Invoiceware International, a Latin America tax specialist based in Atlanta, Ga., and Saõ Paulo, Brazil. Terms were not disclosed. Boston, Mass.-based Sovos said it plans to expand its presence in Latin America, starting from the Saõ Paulo location. Sovos claims Invoiceware is the only product that can handle electronic invoicing and fiscal reporting in multiple countries from a single platform.