After the toasts, kisses, and well-wishes comes the New Year resolutions.

I was cleaning out my office the other day and came upon a box of letters. There were a hundred or so, and soon I was surrounded by paper: pretty stationery, notebook pages, and postcards.

I received a fan letter from a lady who loved Hostile Witness. She ended her note by thanking me profusely for not killing Max, the dog.

Lawyers work pro-bono. Doctors cross borders to help those less fortunate. Retired business people and teachers mentor. Most pros recognize that volunteering is key to establishing and growing their business.

It's Turkey time again. Time to be thankful, reflect, and fight over the drumstick at the dinner table.

The other day I came home to find the. men I hired to build my patio sitting in the backyard looking at a stump. This was not a normal stump. This was giant, Paul Bunyan, Big John kind of stump.