Got this from Lorraine R 
“My cat has been waking us up at 5am everyday meowing in our faces and looking for breakfast, and the other day my husband yelled at the cat, “Hey, 5am Joel, can you shut up??”
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From Gus R
“wanted to wish you a HAPPY national PIZZA DAY. remember that a pizza but itself is at best is ok, it is up to us to fill it up with toppings which are our friends, hobbies, and memorable moment to make it a truly good and tasty one. yum now i want a pizza and a pint.”
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From Heather M
“we’re all here to just enjoy the ride, right? So, keep doing you and good morning from snowy Michigan. We’re enjoying a lovely snow day from school so I’m enjoying the little bonuses life has to offer! Pancake Snow Day!!!”
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From Vikram
“I need a suggestion from you, if you have any. Currently I’m looking to find a name for my small tech company. Do you have any ideas on how to find a good and unique name?
(Do any of YOU readers have name ideas? It’s for a web/tech company. Hoping for a 2 syllable compound word (like LunaWeb or CloudConvert) let me know if you have ideas!!!)
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From Tyler H
“I’ve been at my company 11 years. I was hired to create a database to manage the billing and reporting. I have always had a can do attitude, and do learn things quickly, but hadn’t ever used/built a database before. I ended up getting the job, and a few months later my manager told me that she knew I didn’t know how to do it, but seemed like someone who would learn and figure it out. I spent those first months checking books out at the library on databases, and looking up how to do things online a lot. Here I am many years later as an experienced database user at a critical role in my company. If you think you can do something, and you dedicate yourself to learning and doing it, there is very little that you can’t do.”
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Happy Friday, friends!!!
Love, Joel
Pic from Laura G — “Some of our northern CA neighbors 
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