High School Class Reunion LetterFriday in the snail mail I got an invitation to attend a class reunion. Yes, the class of 1979, good old Westbury High is getting together to celebrate. I think this is great. Only problem, in 1979 I was all ready out of high school for 2 years and I was like 1400 miles distant from good old Westbury, in Houston, Texas.

I wonder how I got on their list? I was thinking of going just for fun, you know pretend I was someone else and tell everyone how good they looked, etc. Would you do that?

What was the weirdest mail you received this week?

PS: I lived in Houston, its a fine town, I know nothing of Westbury and if it's real or not, the letter was from great reunions.com and maybe a scam or something. Just FYI. Sure I could Google, but meh!

High School Class Reunion LetterFriday in the snail mail I got an invitation to attend a class reunion. Yes, the class of 1979, good old Westbury High is getting together to celebrate. I think this is great. Only problem, in 1979 I was all ready out of high school for 2 years and I was like 1400 miles distant from good old Westbury, in Houston, Texas.

I wonder how I got on their list? I was thinking of going just for fun, you know pretend I was someone else and tell everyone how good they looked, etc. Would you do that?

What was the weirdest mail you received this week?

PS: I lived in Houston, its a fine town, I know nothing of Westbury and if it's real or not, the letter was from great reunions.com and maybe a scam or something. Just FYI. Sure I could Google, but meh!

A Business OpportunityWell, this swine flu thing has got me thinking, there has to be a way to make some money. I thought long and hard about making plans for a bubble boy suit and posted the idea in several peoples journals here, but thaicurry hit the nail on the head when she wrote that this required way to much work on people parts, she was right, who wants to leave home.

Re-thinking the idea, with several chemist friends last night, a suggestion was made regarding personal nose filters. I liked this idea and I thought I would share it with you so that we all can make a little money using this scam business model. Here is the plan:

Step 1 purchase a bag of cotton balls and a box of Ziploc sandwich bags and 6 inch x 9 inch brown mailing envelops and some 3 x 4 index cards.

Step 2: Place two cotton balls into a Ziploc bag.

Step 3: Write up a set of instructions that suits your personality. Put instruction onto the 3 x 4 index card and insert into bag with cotton balls. See my instruction below for an example.

Step 4: Seal Ziploc bag and place in 6 x 9 envelop, seal envelop

Step 5: On the back of the envelop near the seal write "Sealed for your Protection"

Step 6: On the front write down your product name, its marketing slogan, and a price I am using $25.00, its medical and we all know medical is expensive.

Step 7: Find cute kids and a puppy to set up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood, call the stand "Swine Flu Protection Services"

Step 8: Sit back and watch the money roll in from the suckers clients in need.

Example Product Name:

Grandma Caboose's Noooo's filters

If you have scene this years Thanksgiving PSA, you will get the pun otherwise watch the PSA. Only Caboose would think up a plan this brilliant

Slogan: Grandma Noooo's best.

Example Instruction Sheet:

1) Remove specialized nose filters from sealed container.

2) Gently insert one filter into each nostril.

3) Breath normally, a small amount of discomfort is normal.

4) If you feel flu like symptoms, you have done something wrong.

5) If the filter becomes dirty through use, purchase again from your local dealer, pusher, cute kid and puppy, approved filter outlet source.

Disclaimer:

Warning use of this product has not, not been approved by any federal, state or local department of anything. If properly used it might or might not protect you from swine flu, Mountain Dew, Winnie the Pooh or any other eu sounding word. Caution, you can catch pregnancy while using this product. However, if you do, you are one lucky SOB,because man you will look like a dork while in use. If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours, your doing it wrong. It goes in your nose. Warning friends may laugh at you with you while using this product, this is normal and experiences may very.

Best wishes to all, have fun, stay safe.

A Business OpportunityWell, this swine flu thing has got me thinking, there has to be a way to make some money. I thought long and hard about making plans for a bubble boy suit and posted the idea in several peoples journals here, but thaicurry hit the nail on the head when she wrote that this required way to much work on people parts, she was right, who wants to leave home.

Re-thinking the idea, with several chemist friends last night, a suggestion was made regarding personal nose filters. I liked this idea and I thought I would share it with you so that we all can make a little money using this scam business model. Here is the plan:

Step 1 purchase a bag of cotton balls and a box of Ziploc sandwich bags and 6 inch x 9 inch brown mailing envelops and some 3 x 4 index cards.

Step 2: Place two cotton balls into a Ziploc bag.

Step 3: Write up a set of instructions that suits your personality. Put instruction onto the 3 x 4 index card and insert into bag with cotton balls. See my instruction below for an example.

Step 4: Seal Ziploc bag and place in 6 x 9 envelop, seal envelop

Step 5: On the back of the envelop near the seal write "Sealed for your Protection"

Step 6: On the front write down your product name, its marketing slogan, and a price I am using $25.00, its medical and we all know medical is expensive.

Step 7: Find cute kids and a puppy to set up a lemonade stand in your neighborhood, call the stand "Swine Flu Protection Services"

Step 8: Sit back and watch the money roll in from the suckers clients in need.

Example Product Name:

Grandma Caboose's Noooo's filters

If you have scene this years Thanksgiving PSA, you will get the pun otherwise watch the PSA. Only Caboose would think up a plan this brilliant

Slogan: Grandma Noooo's best.

Example Instruction Sheet:

1) Remove specialized nose filters from sealed container.

2) Gently insert one filter into each nostril.

3) Breath normally, a small amount of discomfort is normal.

4) If you feel flu like symptoms, you have done something wrong.

5) If the filter becomes dirty through use, purchase again from your local dealer, pusher, cute kid and puppy, approved filter outlet source.

Disclaimer:

Warning use of this product has not, not been approved by any federal, state or local department of anything. If properly used it might or might not protect you from swine flu, Mountain Dew, Winnie the Pooh or any other eu sounding word. Caution, you can catch pregnancy while using this product. However, if you do, you are one lucky SOB,because man you will look like a dork while in use. If you experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours, your doing it wrong. It goes in your nose. Warning friends may laugh at you with you while using this product, this is normal and experiences may very.

Best wishes to all, have fun, stay safe.

Blues betterI have the blues , cannot really put my finger on why, but I do. I think it might be work related, you see in the first 100 days of the new administration, my business has dropped 35%. I haven’t seen this type of sales performance and financial's for my business since 2002. Then the cause was the effects of September 11, 2001 on business to business sales. This time I am sure it has to do with the banking crises and general slowdown in manufacturing and purchasing by said corporations. But 100 days is a 100 days.

Here are my random thoughts of this hump day.

1) I am surprised by how the panic has built up over three days for the “swine flu” I like saying swine flu, which lead me to think of Kalamazoo, Mountain Dew, Winnie-the-pooh, Hoosker doo and (for the Harry Potter fan) “You know who”.

2) Why was the flight of Air Force One over NYC such a big deal? When I write big deal, I think Happy Meal, emotions reel and pigs squeal and I am back to #1.

3) Senator defects to democrats, which makes me think of big rats, fat cats, political rants, fancy pants, Miss Piggy’s flats and I am back to #1

Now I feel so much better, I write this letter, maybe a new trendsetter, glad I am not a bed wetter, my all better.

Blues betterI have the blues , cannot really put my finger on why, but I do. I think it might be work related, you see in the first 100 days of the new administration, my business has dropped 35%. I haven’t seen this type of sales performance and financial's for my business since 2002. Then the cause was the effects of September 11, 2001 on business to business sales. This time I am sure it has to do with the banking crises and general slowdown in manufacturing and purchasing by said corporations. But 100 days is a 100 days.

Here are my random thoughts of this hump day.

1) I am surprised by how the panic has built up over three days for the “swine flu” I like saying swine flu, which lead me to think of Kalamazoo, Mountain Dew, Winnie-the-pooh, Hoosker doo and (for the Harry Potter fan) “You know who”.

2) Why was the flight of Air Force One over NYC such a big deal? When I write big deal, I think Happy Meal, emotions reel and pigs squeal and I am back to #1.

3) Senator defects to democrats, which makes me think of big rats, fat cats, political rants, fancy pants, Miss Piggy’s flats and I am back to #1

Now I feel so much better, I write this letter, maybe a new trendsetter, glad I am not a bed wetter, my all better.