CARY’S CORNER – OVERCOMING OBSTACLES
SUMMER 2012 This was written before Oscar Pistorius was accused of the death of his girlfriend. Oscar Pistorius. If you do not know the name yet, you will soon. Oscar is the South African Olympic runner that made it in to the Olympics as a double amputee. Not the Para-Olympics, but the regular Olympics. […]
CARY’S CORNER – THE BIRTH OF FEZ
EARLY SPRING 2012 One day while walking behind my spreader, I had one of those light bulbs over the head ideas. I had been thinking of a way to market ClassicLawns and to help customers with tips and advice. That is when it hit me. ClassicLawns needed a mascot, or as I like to say […]
CARY’S CORNER – DEADLINES AND COMMITMENTS
LATE SPRING 2012 April 15th. We all know that day as the dreaded day that we have to pay Uncle Sam. Around my house when I was growing up April 15th was the day dad finally got to relax and spend time with us. My dad has been a CPA for over 40 years and […]
CARY’S CORNER – JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
Doctor’s Orders UPDATED – July 2025 Back in high school, I jacked up my shoulder playing baseball. My mom hauled me to the doctor, who checked it out, gave me some pills, handed me a long list of stretches and exercises, and told me to take two weeks off. Naturally, I did none of those […]
CARY’S CORNER – OPRAH AND GRASS?
LATE SPRING 2011 Last Christmas a relative of my wife gave us a subscription for Oprah magazine. Now I nor my wife have ever been big Oprah fans. I have rarely even seen her show because I am usually working when it is on. For the most part the magazine is filled with ads and […]
CARY’S CORNER – MICK JAGGER WAS RIGHT
EARLY SPRING 2011 Mick Jagger sang it, my mom constantly told me and parents everywhere tell their kids daily. You don’t always get what you want! I don’t care how old you are, it is frustrating when you don’t get what you want. Trust me; the list of things that I think I want is […]
