by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. I guess that makes this Valentine’s Day Eve. Perhaps an appropriate time to comment on the business in romance and romance in the business. As usual, the boss is always the last to know what’s going on. I attended the...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
“Trick or treat?” That’s the question little children will be asking all night long on this Halloween evening. Fortunately it’s a question that has lost its literal meaning. Practically speaking, it is the equivalent of “Please and thank...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
“What’s good for America” on election day 1988? The owner of a business is in the clothing industry, replied, “What’s ever best for the clothing business.” It sounds improbable today, but at election time not too many years ago it...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
I guess it was my first “real” job. I had worked in a laundry, on a golf course, as a mover and more than half a dozen others jobs while going to school. But after graduating from college and spending five years in the Marine Corps, this was my first post...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
I apologize for being late in getting this letter to you. If anyone knows the problems of late orders and rush deliveries during the busy season, its me and you. Santa, I have really been good this year. I’m an independent business person. I’ve supplied a...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 24, 2009 | Special Occasions
It marks the symbolic end of summer and beckons the children back to school. It means a welcome day off for some, while it provides others with a chance for big pay day. It’s the first Monday in the month of September. It’s Labor Day. It provides union...
