Thank god I invested, and turned one year of university into a permanent pension. The investments are almost 100 percent back. The land is all worth more. And retirement at 52 game me time to go back to photography, family, and consulting, taking only the jobs I want, unless I think it's going to ruin the relationship.

I admit to melting down on one business owner yesterday, who'd building I manage, he sent a guy to pull wires for a new security system on Easter Sunday. Well I'm cooking for the clan, 18 people for supper, and he want's me to drive downtown? At first I blamed it on the both of them being Orthodox, but I found out it's their easter this year too, which is 'abnomal'. So, due to the fact I get free Hotel rooms from this chain, I let the guy in.....

Lots of guys I meet are in their 50's and driving school busses. They meet for coffee at the same time. Of course being part Scottish I would NEVER buy coffee out except 2 or 3 times a year, it costs like 3 cents to make, not 3 dollars like at Starbucks. The bucks part means. Should have been Starpounds for penny wise and pound foolish, though being a colonist still have no idea if yer southern fried types use the penny wise pound foolish thing, I know it's going to die out, my 2nd son asked me how that made any sense...

I'd say market the Karoke thing, lots of very cheap cool new digital lights, DMX software for a laptop has dropped to very affordable, and make a setup no can ignore. Offer multiple levels of it, lighting, lasers, haze machine, make the person feel like a rock star. They you end up in your comfort zone, and look for gigs a big fairs etc. We have 4 festivals a year that pack over 1500 people into the karaoke tents for the 'so you think you can sing' judging. That's a good one, cause you find a panel of prominent people who want to do that for 'political' exposure and they pay you to be there and keep saying there name..."Und Herr Koo, vants to thank everyone for using his laundry..vat did you think...???" LOL

John Conley
Musica est vita