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Reader, My father spent all of his working life with the A.O. Smith Corporation, a huge manufacturer of auto and truck frames at the time. In its heyday, the company produced as many as 10,000 frames per day. Dad was a foreman on the shop floor, working mostly second shift until he retired. As a boy, I remember his schedule changing every few years or so as production stopped so they could re-tool for the new model year. I’ve come to realize I need to re-tool my communications with you. But re-tooling takes time, and production has to shut down In order to make changes. So you’ll be hearing less of me for a while. I know I want to get back to podcasting, but there’s a lot of work I need to do behind the scenes first. I look forward to getting back to you when my re-tooling is completed. So for now, I wish you all the joy that you can wish.* John Certalic * The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene 2 |
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“At the end of the day, nothing matters MORE than relationships.” — John Certalic
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