Letter from the Editor - January 2007

Welcome to Another Day in Paradise.

It’s January and if you are not feeling like that proverbial snowball barreling downhill—just wait a moment you will be.

But we’re in the tropics, so maybe we shouldn’t use snowball or even skiers out-running avalanches, analogies. Let’s think surfing. Imagine a tiny dot of a surfer about two-feet ahead of a mountain of a wave, crashing down behind them, that’s January, the wave—December.

Relax, stay focused, keep your eyes on the beach, and don’t look back. If you are feeling a little weak in knees, a little overwhelmed, not quite up to the challenge…it’s probably cause you went to too many holiday parties last month—didn’t get enough sleep. And well, whose fault is that? …hmm, I threw a few parties…perhaps its mine.

But no matter who’s to blame, it’s January now, so there’s no time to waste. Now is when the season becomes one big blur of frenzied activity, and it doesn’t matter if you are leading the parade of running behind it with a shovel, the parade is marching on. And I, for one, am scrambling to keep up…but that’s just January.

So get back to work grasshopper. And if you are here for fun, well then that’s your job, so take it seriously. And since we all have important work to do I won’t hold you up any longer.

Gotta go—Enjoy!