Weekend update.

I enjoyed the Weekend Update spoof on the original SNL with Chevy Chase.
"Flea erections, I don't think we should be talking about the little buggers personal life!"
"Emily, that's Free Elections, not flea erections!"
"Oh, never mind!"

The late great Gilda Radner was Emily Latella, the perpetually confused old maid who always misunderstood everything Chevy reported.

Our update is that we have decided to be the Captain of our own ship, business wise.
Not like the Captain in Invictus, we are aware of who is really in charge.

I am simply not going to place my fate and that of my family in the hands of corporate bean counters, ever again!
I've also gotten constant affirmation from all of my former business contacts to go out on my own.
All of them told me the business they have done was because of me, not my former employers.
And a friend of mine who quit a similar position years ago to strike out on his own told me
"A.J., my average income since then has doubled over what I ever made working for someone else. And I never have to ask permission to take time off, or for anything else for that matter."

Up until the late nineteenth century, most people worked for themselves, whether they farmed, or were tradesmen, merchants, or professional types.

The scriptures tell us "To enjoy the fruits of our labors, and sit under our own vine and fig tree"
Why not enjoy them to our fullest, and keep most of those fruits?

I'll let you know how things progress.
I am meeting with a potential partner this week, and I have already gotten a couple of offers to perform some consulting work utilizing my RCDD credentials.

On that note, if you are not familiar with LinkedIn.com, please go there and register for a free networking profile of your own.

Think of it as Facebook for Adults, a true professional tool which will not only link you with people in your field that you don't know, it will also reestablish contact with people from your professional past who you may benefit from contacting.

I found it funny that my former boss was on the network, and he had never told any of us about it's existence!

Have a great week, Y'all!

Happy Fourth of July!

Make sure you grill, drink some homemade lemonade, watch some baseball and go to a fireworks display today!

If you see anyone in uniform, or know of a neighbor who served our great country, shake their hand, or give them a hug.

They never get enough of the thanks and respect they deserve for risking their all for our own right to "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Read the Declaration of Indepdendence, the Preamble to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, out loud to your children and grandchildren.

If they don't know what they have and how it came about, how can they revere and preserve it when they are in charge?

Happy Birthday to the greatest country on Earth!