Date: March 7, 2000

1. Next Meeting - Reminder: Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be held at the Elks Club in downtown Rochester on Tuesday, March 14, 2000. We will receive a short presentation from the Greater Rochester Area Community Foundation (GRACF) per the request of Ken Bilodeaux and Larry Ternan. We will also hear from Jennifer Marlinga of the 52-3 District Court to discuss the new drunk driving laws and how they are being implemented by that court (issues relating to ignition interlock, and related new measures to keep drunk drivers off the road).

2. April Meeting - Reminder - Please mark your calendar to welcome Hon. Judge Wendy Potts, Oakland County Circuit Court. We will really need to have members in attendance if we hope to continue benefit from meeting our busy judges in the future - so please mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at noon at the Elks Club and plan to be there.

3. LAW DAY - Time is approaching - Mark your calendar for Law Day, May 1 (Monday) 10 am to 3 pm., at the Older Persons Commission building on Woodward in Rochester. Seminar Topics include Estate Planning, Lifetime Probate, Medicaid & Nursing Home Issues, Real Estate Law, and Computers and the Law. For the luncheon we would like to have at least one attorney to sit at each table to meet with the seniors for whom the RBA is providing this lunch (your cash contributions are welcome to defer the cost of this meal). We also need volunteers for one-on-one counseling during the 10am-12noon session and the 1pm-3pm session. Remember, this is our day for them.

As I said in my last update, this is a "once in a year opportunity" to give back to your community all that the law has given to you. PLEASE CALL ME OR EMAIL ME OR FAX ME TO LET ME KNOW YOUR WILLINGNESS AND AVAILABILITY TO PARTICIPATE. Several attorneys have already emailed me with their willingness to help - several have also offered donations. Don’t hesitate to let me hear from you.

4. RBA GOLF OUTING IS IN THE PLANNING STAGES - Doug Otlewski and John Maloney are organizing our golf outing once again this year. Doug advises that our outing will be held on Monday, September 11, 2000. Mark your calendar. Lunch at noon, tee off starts at 1pm. We need to limit the numbers who participate this year (we’re becoming too successful!), so once we confirm our per person cost, we will let you know and you will have to "reserve" your spot by July 15, 2000 (with payment).
 

Sample quotations and sayings to brighten your day:

"The reason that some portraits don't look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures." - Salvador Dali

"The murals in restaurants are about on par with the food in art galleries."

- Peter DeVries

• Four laws of Accounting (reprinted from Bits & Pieces 1-27-2000)

1. Trial balances don’t.
2. Working capital doesn’t.
3. Liquidity runs out.
4. Return on investment never will!

• "To have an uncluttered mind at the end of each day, make a list of everything, even the little things, that you must accomplish the next day. Then, make sure you end that day with a clean slate!" Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

• Thirteen things your dog can teach you. (Bits & Pieces 1-27-2000)

1. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
2. Allow the experience of fresh air and wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
3. Let other know when they’ve invaded your territory.
4. Take naps and stretch before rising.
5. Run, romp & play daily.
6. On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
7. When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
8. No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout . . . run right back out and make friends.
9. Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
10. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
11. Be loyal.
12. Never pretend to be something you are not.
13. If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

Respectfully,

Doug Tull
810-726-5742 - office
810-726-5744 - fax
datpc@aol.com - email