Some Shades regulars unite to write a piece, "Do's and Don'ts at the office holiday party." It's at Ragan.com.

The formation of this informal "Women of Like Minds" group reminds me of The Association of Women in Communications, which goes back to 1909 and used to be more prominent than it is now. But has a slick Web site and claims to have more than 4,000 members.

I'm going to check in on these folks after the new year and see why they're the best kept secret in the business.

(Or are they?)