No one should have to work on a holiday; except the Police and Firefighters. A holiday is just that -- a day off! Christmas is not before Halloween. You wouldn't know that going into Macy's, Walmart, K-mart, Sears, etc. etc. I want to commend Nordstrom's. Tomorrow, when they open (they are closed on Thanksgiving), it will be the first time we'll see Christmas exhibits in their store. And that's the way it should be.

Today, Oct 18, is not my birthday, it's tomorrow.  Today I spoke at the Bainbridge Island Rotary who has meetings in two shifts.  I spoke at lunch and am on my way back to speak again on "Creating a Roadmap for Success on a Page: It Starts with a Vision".   Each audiance member is creating a Business Vision Statement (or Executive Vision Statement) on a page. When I got home this afternoon there was a package for me from my  youngest (OK Joan I didn't say Baby!) sister Joan, that contained a Casio Camera!!  The note said that I was getting my Christmas present a bit earlier.  Joan is an Ebay seller.   She knows that I want to sell

If these names sound famliar to you, then you're from Brooklyn. Well maybe you watched TV in the Tri-State area in the 1950's and 60's. Today, on PBS, there was a Soupy Sales special. I started singing songs that I haven't sung in more than 40 years. It got me wondering what happened to some of my childhood favorite shows. I found Chuck McCann on Facebook! How wonderful. But most of the rest are in comic heaven. Here are some links to what I found. Enjoy! Chuck McCann Sonny Fox Soupy Sales The Birthday House So who did I leave off of your childhood memory list?

I'm sure that the raccoons are at it again. As I walked through the house I heard the sounds of birds outside. Doing their usual singing and flying around. Then all of a sudden I was sure there was a bear in the yard. The yakking was out of control I had to see what all the fusing was about. There was no bear. It was a hawk, called a herrier, according to the bird book. But what I also noticed was that there was a big pile of birdseed in the yard. I'm sure it was "Rocket" the raccoon and her 3 children at it again. I'm also sure it was my fault for not