John, whom I worked for from 1997 to 1999, is retiring today from JCPenney after thirty some years with the company which he joined after he got out of the US Navy. He was a very nice boss to us, very frequently bought us kids working for him breakfast and coffee. Not only that, the way he treated you, professional, undemanding, no micro-management but motivated you at the right time in the right way, push the right button so to speak, so you felt like you wanted to get the job done when it needed to be done.

Got my White House Christmas card today. The Bible verse this year is Psalm 95:2 (NIV).

My investment certificate with the Alliance Development Fund matured on November 15th so I had it renewed for a 5-year term, which is currently yielding 4.4%, the best can be found on Bankrate.com at the moment. Even if the rate were a little lower, I would still park my money with them because the money goes to help churches to take out loans for their needs.