Good rainy and Friday Morning! Boy oh boy, there’s lot to ponder?????

1. Question – Could this be the best job interview question ever?

2. Thought – Alvin Wilson had an unorthodox interviewing style. Occasionally, he would ask a few technical questions, but most of his time was spent in seemingly idle conversation. Finally, at the close of the interview, Alvin would, without exception, ask the same question of each applicant:

Alvin asked to see his tool box.

In each interview, the tool-box inspection was the moment of truth. Alvin Wilson understood the importance of a good tool kit, and he understood that everybody doesn’t own one. That’s why Alvin never hired anybody without first getting a close look at the tools the person used to do his or her work.

If the applicant owned no tools, this was a bad sign. If the tools were broken, lost, or in disarray, Alvin was not impressed. But, if an applicant produced a well-organized and well stocked box of tools, we’d start filling out pay-roll information.

Without knowing it, we’ve been stocking our tool kits since childhood; parents, teachers, family, and friends have helped. (When Life Throws You a Curveball…. Hit It! by Dr. Chriswell Freeman)

” A friend is a present you give yourself.” (R.L. Stevenson)

No texting and driving. Watch for floods. Thank a friend! Write a letter. Steelers need Lambert and Mean Joe.