Do you remember when customer service was a major component to any business’ success? What ever happened to it?

Just like my parents and my grandparents and my great-grandparents, I relish in the day of “remembering when.” Times were simpler when I was younger and though we had our difficulties, just like we do today, we also could rely on others to help. But, we’ve gotten busier, haven’t we? There’s no time to be accurate with facts! There’s no time to be cordial and helpful! There’s no time to waste on insignificant things as being of service to someone who has a simple question that needs answering.

Yes, I recently turned 65 and I have officially become a "senior citizen." But, though I have reached this pinnacle in life I often wonder: just what is a "senior citizen," why to we aspire or despise becoming one. And, just why is it a milestone, any way?

People have asked what the significance is with the 1968 Ford Torino GT Fastback on the Welcome Page. This is pretty easy to answer. This is the car that the family had (actually it was my Dad's more than anyone else's) when I was a teenager. Even though I had my own cars as a teenager, I always gravitated towards the family vehicle (if you want to call it a family car) to go out on dates with as I thought it was the hottest car to ever hit the streets. It was one of my Dad's ways to deal with his mid-life crisis and I was so proud of him and even more thankful to him, for sharing with me, his love for sleek, fast and fashionable automobiles

First of all, let me introduce to you my new blog platform. I am in the process of moving my website to SquareSpace and away from Word Press. I am told that this platform is easier to use, easily upgradable and has better viewing capabilities on ancillary devices like cell phones and tablets. Let's hope this is true.

I apologize in advance for presenting my blog in a format that is incomplete, but bare with me, we should have everything transitioned over before too long. In the meantime enjoy, this... my first blog using SquareSpace.

About a month prior to "CELEBRATION 2017" my oldest son asked if I cared to fly to Orlando to help him man his table inside the Art Show Gallery of the STAR WARS convention, this year being held in Florida. Needless to say, I jumped onto the bandwagon and away we went for 5 days of Luke, Darth, Han and Leia.