"Congratulations, Ms. London," I used to joke that the OB/GYN told my mom, "It's a Realtor". My parents owned a very old real estate stable family real estate company and were from a generation where, if and when an offspring arrived, especially a male, they were born to be bred.that is, bred into the family business, or made to be the prodigal son.

It was July 16, 1954. I was just washed from exiting my mom's womb. "Congratulations, Ms. London," I used to joke that the OB/GYN told my mom, "It's a Realtor". My parents owned a very old real estate stable family real estate company and were from a generation where, if and when an offspring arrived, especially a male, they were born to be bred shaped and molded into that genetically-inherited business. I tried it a few years. It was disastrous.

I loved my years of living on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C. I was your typical hippie-turned-yuppie. Still thought like a sixties, guy, dressed like an eighties one. I liked my paycheck more than a bag of pot or the Beatles White Album.

Modern days' various mediums contain cartoons as a piece of art, and its all about humor. This dates back to mid-19th century England when Punch Magazine, still a satirical icon in the U.K. bagan satirizing and parodying the new Westminster royalty. Punch, always known to pull punches, has not ceased with it's often non-subtle approach. Even today, many American cartoonists are surprised to learn their art form has deep roots in British humor.

Long before the Internet Calvin Klein knew it, Ralph Lauren, even Famous Amos knew it, as did so many others. Think of all the brand names you buy. Have you ever wondered how they did it?

'Facts and figures are forgotten. Stories are retold.' -Jeffrey Gitomer