Dear Friends,

I got up before the dogs on Wednesday for the drive down Route 100 to W. Dover and Mount Snow for the 20th Annual Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Fall Conference. The drive down was wonderful, even with no leaves on the trees because I could see a lot more (once the sun came up)! That had its good and bad — good that the scenery was spectacular, but I also saw the unbelievable path of destruction due to last year’s Hurricane Irene.

As usual, I was very nervous about my presentation, but I relaxed once I got there and realized that I knew just about everyone in the room. I had a great time with some very inspiring people.

We are gearing up for the real start of the holiday shopping season and “Black Friday” sales. Our stores will be open with extended hours, but the Mall of New Hampshire really stretched it by demanding that we be open from 12 AM to 10 PM on Friday, 11/23. I did complain (to no avail), but my staff has stepped up so we will have an all night crew. Jen and I will be traveling to all three of our stores on Black Friday in a tradition I started a few years ago. We have some really interesting specials, so stop by one of our stores if you are in the area!

Our Hammerhead Folio Cases for the iPad mini have arrived just in time for the holidays and are flying off the shelves. We have both leather and poly leather cases that are of our own design and are a perfect match for the iPad mini. We have more styles on the way (including a smaller version of our refined Capo Case), but if you are lucky enough to have snagged one of the iPad minis already, the Hammerhead Folios are a great complement!