Friday's Dispatch

Evelyn McHale who suicided from the Empire State Building in 1947. Her suicide note read, He is much better off without me. I wouldn't make a good wife for anybody. She would be in her 80s today. When I first saw this pic as a boy I was fascinated by it and it still stops me dead in my tracks and makes me wonder what she was like.





• The Cars- Moving In Stereo
• Zachary is 5 now.
• I cannot recall a single job I did not get an offer for if I made it to an interview. When I made my first resume a cover sheet was standard, a section for hobbies and clubs etc. was recommended and a small headshot of yourself was common practice. Now, it's pretty much the opposite of all that.
• "Why, yes, yes your honor!" Zac's response to my question, "Do you want more pancakes?"
• It's my guess most people who own pools regret it and don't get nearly their monies worth out of them, but I would dearly love to own one and I'm very sure I'd use it almost year round.
• An old saying: You'll never know how many friends you have until you own a pool or a boat.