Bullet points.

This could be short or could be long. I don’t know.

1)      Racism. I‘ve seen some discussion on the subject in KCL. All it takes is one human being who is different than another and BOOM you have potential for conflict. Education is the only way to solve racism.

2)      Straight A’s continue for Jovana, our exchange student. The kid should be an engineer. Unfortunately, they have no use for Engineers in her country. Engineers, Physicians and Lawyers are not well paid in Montenegro.

3)      Kelly has been pounded with snow these last couple of weeks. Friday and Saturday they are getting 15-26 inches of snow after having snow all week up in DC. Folks, we are from the beach where the snow never goes…It has officially freaked her out.

4)      Me? Oh I have completely lost my mind. I had two rentals come vacant at the end of January. One is rented already (Wonderful turn around and picked up 45 more bucks a month in rents.) The other? I should have it ready to show in the next two weeks. Those folks were not the cleanest humans on the planet. I will pick up an extra 45.00 bucks in rent there as well. Lots of work. Many long nights!!!

5)      Nurse Ratchet? Um, her mentor and old physician co-worker passed away suddenly about 2 weeks ago. He died of a massive heart attack. They worked together the day before he passed. She has cried everyday since. Not pretty. Actually, I have never seen her depressed. She is CRUSHED.

6)      My brother is working with one of the producers of Lady GaGa on some music tracks. They both went to Berklee together. Frankly, this is his big break. The downside? My brother is a monster in the studio. In fact, he has his own studio in his house. Killer. We are having a divorce party for him on the 8^th!!! It is official.

7)      My little sister? I love her. She is just back from a business trip to Atlantic City. She was excited. Me? You can keep Atlantic City. She has already fallen off the wagon on her running and diet.

      Hopefully, I can fix my golf cart tonight or tomorrow. I snapped a strut off jumping some dunes awhile back. Were we out of control? Yes. Was it fun? That cart should be outlawed.

9)      Superbowl? I see the Saints winning it unless Peyton Manning gets red hot.

10)  I miss you all very much. I still read you but have not logged on to comment or write. I think that status will be consistent for awhile.

Peace be with you,

Bobby

I recall walking into work and preparing for the days events. All of a sudden I see on the television that the World Trade Center has been hit by an airplane.

Flash to the scene…

Papers fly everywhere. Surprisingly, my friend Bill survives the impact. He was a trader at Cantor Fitzgerald and their office was directly impacted. He calls his wife and tells her that he is okay. He says they are going to the roof and that they will be rescued, not to worry.

This would be the last time he tells his wife he loves her. You know the rest of the story…

My friend never got to see his three children grow up. Their father is but a distant memory.

9/11 shattered all of their lives.

It would eventually change ours lives as well.

I will never forget.

Peace be with you,

Bobby

I ask that question all the time.

I even ask that question of myself. What next Bobby?

Sometimes the answer comes to me and often it takes awhile for me to find the right path. I go through all this stuff and consult with all sorts of people on a day to day basis just to figure out what is next.

In searching for employment elsewhere I have determined (along with a consultant or two) that I am best served by forming my own company and striking out on my own. Eventually, I will have associates who work with me and we will grow based on our vision and abilities. It is the same business I am in but this will be my own company.

Is it risky? Oh there are issues with having your own company of course and while they seem expensive up front, the money we make will be beyond my wildest expectations. I eventually see others joining us and finding a home with our company. We will make a difference not only in their lives but the lives of our clients and community at large.

I have left too much on the table for way too long. I have enjoyed some level of success along the way. Now it is time for me to step up and make it happen.

Will it be hard work? Yes. Will there be diversions along the way? Yes. Will there be success and failure? Yes.

I have walked many paths in my life. Every path has a beginning and an end. I am not afraid.

I have been waiting at the entrance of several paths for the last few months. I now know what I must do. This is my destiny.

I will embark on this journey as President of my own company.

Stay tuned while I set the course.

Peace be with you,
Bobby

Easter weekend.

I spent most of the time working on our house and lawn. I’m slowly preparing the band room to be rented by the end of May 2009. We expect to be very picky about that tenant so you just never know. It will add another 10,000 in cash flow to our household which pays for half of Kelly’s college expenses.

Kelly has committed to attending a college and we are in the process of working out her arrangements. Sending her away is going to be expensive.

Mabel has a good lead on a good job but she has to travel fairly far to work. I have a few fair leads on some okay jobs but nothing has hopped out at me for the moment.

I’m not comfortable and have been unable to relax for the longest time. I sure would like to know what the future holds.

On a lighter note I am moving my band room into an upstairs bedroom so music will still be available to me in a smaller space. I can live with that thought.

Mabel and I have been spending a lot of our nervous energy getting in shape. Both of us have lost about 15 pounds. I have noticed my running pace has improved considerably. I could stand to lose another 10 to 15 pounds so that my weight was right at 170-175.

How did we do it? Simple really. Eat less, exercise more etc. The real secret is to cease your intake of any soda, bread, hollow snacks and alcohol.

Stress is also a factor. We have stress in abundance. Lots and lots of stress.

Spring is upon us and I am looking forward to many a long, hot summer day outdoors.

Peace,
Bobby