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July 19, 2003
Volume 1, Number 2
ISSN 1554-6330

In this issue:

1. Carpenter Country Essay

2. Top Drawer Article

3. Top Drawer Book Review

4. Top Drawer Satire

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CARPENTER COUNTRY

What's Happening in Our Neck of the Human Experience

Ah, Summer in Florida! It’s a wonderful thing. Every day the weatherman’s forecast is the same: Chance of rain: 50%. Temperature: morning lows in the 70’s, afternoon highs in the 90’s. Our old thermometer reads a little steeper on the high end, but who’s complaining? The result is the same: if you put on shorts in the morning, you can still wear shorts in the evening.

Summer in Florida means all our winter residents have gone north and many of those that live here year around have sped off to vacation somewhere else.

For the ‘Stay At Home Crowd’, Summer is when we move into Southern-slow mode.

Cool mornings make venturing out a pleasure. The roads are less congested. The stores are less jammed. The restaurants have plenty of tables. The beach has miles of vacant sand. The movie theater has an over-abundance of seats. And there’s room on the greens.

Heat wave afternoons usually find us back home in our air conditioned house where there’s always a crossword puzzle to solve, a jigsaw puzzle to put together, a good book to read (like Flirting with Pete by Barbara Delinsky – delightful!) or a nap to take.

Ah, yes. Summer in Florida. It’s a wonderful thing.

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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE

Managing Your Money

by
HL Carpenter

You already know why you want to save – you want to put your money to work making more money. But in a world full of choices, the decision of how and where to invest can be less clear.

Establishing guidelines that you can consult when you consider adding an investment to your portfolio is a tactic that may help.

Read the entire article here

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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW

by
HL Carpenter

The Power of Full Engagement
By Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
245 pages; hardcover; $26.00
Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003

This book was ranked #6 on the Wall Street Journal’s Best Selling Book list the week the review was written.

Workaholics, take note. The Japanese have a word for what can happen to you. Karoshi. It means death from overwork.

Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, co-authors of The Power of Full Engagement attempt to offer an antidote. They believe management of energy, not time, is the key to creating lasting changes in your life. How can you learn to manage your energy? According to the authors, rituals - basically habits tied to values – are the building blocks.

Read the entire review here

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TOP DRAWER SATIRE

Accountants Star in New Reality Show

by
HL Carpenter

Break out the calculator tape confetti! Your favorite accountant will be coming soon to a television screen near you.

As part of an ongoing initiative to increase the interest of young people in the accounting profession, The Institution of Certifiable Public Accountants (ICPA) announced a joint venture with Fox Broadcasting to produce a new reality show, American Accountant.

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