A whole lot of years ago, my freshman year in college, my roommate and I set out to celebrate our first St. Patrick’s Day.  We started drinking green beer at 7:00 am at The Purity in Oxford, Ohio.  Young and really stupid, we set out on our first drunk, a rite of passage.   It was a cross between Animal House and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.   (Looking for some laughs and a totally mindless afternoon, go rent Animal House.  It’s one of the all time classics!)

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By 11:00 a.m. a group of friends came to save us from ourselves and literally carry us back to the dorm.  I’ll save you most of the details, but by noon we were both on our hands and knees in stalls next to each other praying to the porcelin goddess!

The bond of that moment created a friendship that’s lasted our entire lives and true to form, “Rich” called me on March 17th, right out of the blocks just checking up to see if I ever did learn how to drink!  He’s done it every year.    He’s outside Washington DC, I’m in Ohio and we’ve only seen each other a couple of times over all these years, but that bond of friendship has been something I cherish immensely.

Hey it’s Sunday and I always get overly reflective – but there are certain people who come in and out of our lives and their presence is always there.  It’s all about laughter, sharing, trust – all those words that describe things that are intangible.  But it’s also about “fun”…yeah, here I go again…fun is one of those words that just gets lost in business today.  Whether your business is going great or not, doesn’t matter - you ARE living the dream.  That dream is the opportunity to create anything you want, to develop any skill and to help other people enjoy the magic you can create with a well-trained eye, a camera and your creativity.

So, it’s Sunday – make it a fun one.  Laugh at least once an hour about something and if they come to take you away to the home later in the day and toss you into a padded cell, just know you won’t be alone.   I’ll be right there with you!