While sitting at home on a Saturday morning at 5:51 am waiting for a call that will instruct whether you’ll be working that day or not, it’s a decent enough time to reflect. For instance, where did I go wrong in my career choices? I’m only half kidding about that.

So I hope everyone out there had a good Christmas with family and friends. Apologies for not getting cards out this year - an announcement is forthcoming about why that didn’t happen, but suffice to say driving a FedEx truck 6 days per week had something to do with it. Aside from nearly crippling myself that one day, I have to say it’s a pretty good job for someone like me (gets me moving, no micro-management, etc.) but it does tend to suck the Christmas Spirit directly from the marrow each and every year.

Enough of the whining, eh? Good things are afoot whether or not I’ll be sniffing truck fumes all day, so let’s leave all that other stuff for dead on the side of the road, shall we?

Kim is working hard on her new shop that’ll be opening up in a week or so - it’s called The Precious Present, conveniently located at 100 Saco Road in Old Orchard Beach. She’s specializing in quality gently used clothes for women and children along with handcrafted items made by local folks. More on that when the grand opening gets scheduled.

Me? Who knows what January brings with the possible exception of a book release party once I get furniture rearranged at the house, finish up my list of minor home improvements, and figure out what I want to be when I grow up.

So there you have it. Now I’m going to have a bagel.