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Good morning from Collegeville,

Spring is still out there somewhere. This is getting old. At least the sun is shining today. It is hard to see the “silver lining”.

How I ended up on the third floor of Wimmer Hall Part Two: So, to review, I told a fib in order to get started in my drafting career, but seven years later I was the last one to turn out the lights at Norwood Engineering Systems, the very first Computerized Drafting Service Bureau. The Chairman of The Board was John Devich, an executive at 3M Company and a stockholder in NES. He asked me to send letters to the dozen or more vendors that were not going to be paid due to the bankruptcy. One of the vendors was General Office Products who had designed and furnished our offices in St. Paul plus the one and only franchise office that we had opened in Seattle, Washington. The sales manager at GOP called me at my home to talk it over and for some reason, at the end of the conversation he told me, “If you ever need a job, let me know.” About a year later, I started selling office supplies and office furniture for GOP. I stayed in that industry for 22 years. I had the most success selling Herman Miller products, including Action Office and Action Factory.

The APHC show this week is live from The Town Hall on West 43rd Street in New York City. Special guests include New Orleans soul prince Aaron Neville and singing sisters The DiGiallonardo Sisters. The Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Tim Russell, Sue Scott and Fred Newman will entertain us with skits that you are sure to enjoy.

“The bitterness of poor workmanship remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow