Tonya and All, Got a call from a client early this morning. Will have to bow out of our lunch meeting. Will miss seeing and visiting with everyone! Best regards to all... Cyndie

"Twill be great to see you, too, and be part of the in-crowd!

OK. With all the chitchat about the scheduled time of this affair, this PR mind wants ultra-clarification.

So, Tonya...lunch is at the usual American mid-day meal time, right? We're not spinning the term "lunch" to indicate a "three-course + a (root)beer" refrigerator raid at midnight?

A PR mind. . .it's a strange internal harddrive with which to have to live. LOL Cyndie PS: See y'all tomorrow.

Hi, Everyone! Hi, Tonya!

Am involved in a market research focus group today and will be unable to be with y'all. My apologies for the late cancellation. Best regards to everyone! Cyndie

Drats! I have to cancel due to a client's reschedule of a strategy meeting for tomorrow. Please know my thoughts are with you all as you enjoy this wonderful lunch together. Keep me posted on the outcome.

Brian: next time! Cyndie

Today was a very good Biznik event...thanks, Valerie, for organizing it all! Lunch was a nice mix of B'nik newbies-to-me and B'nik folks with whom I'm already acquainted! The food is delish' at Chanterelle.

Hope to see you next time, Denise! Best! Cyndie

Howard,

Usually, Colonel Crouch and his team of haute cuisine experts access the 954-foot target using exterior scaling systems borrowed for the day's mission from Cirque du Soleil.

However, in Seattle, oxygen availability diminishes at precisely 955 feet, so we're heading in by chopper using pressure suits with built-in, oxygen-rich resources AND the requisite Biznik logo emblazoned across the back of the suit as well as on our helmets.

(BTW: They're really cute, Tonya and Anne, so we'll look great!)

When you join us, Howard, you'll need to send your suit size to NASA for custom-fitting before accessing the high-altitude target buffet with the Colonel's team. ~C.J. Public Information Officer for The Colonel Crouch Team

Tim, Thank you for so eloquently and personally speaking to a number of issues within each of us.

The gratitude you express for your mom in this very public forum is touching and reminds us to reach out and see the "everyday happenings" as great and helpful gifts that spur us forward on our own journeys.

For transitions-of-life to be as smooth and educationally powerful as possible, we must be accepting, willing, trust-filled and, most certainly, resilient. Your mom possesses all four of those precious qualities. She clearly shows her enthusiasm to "be in the moment" and to do her best where ever that "moment" takes her. She lives life as the colossally wonderful adventure I believe it is.

Please tell her "Hi!" for me and give her my best regards. Wouldn't I love to have a cup of coffee with her! Maybe someday. . . Cyndie Ulrich, Redmond, WA

I can pick you up, Bob, but only if you can reach the hovering chopper by scaling the rope I drop to you. . . :-)

Thank you, Tonya...this was another wonderful get-together....some biz talk, some socializing, some great people! Excellent! ~Cyndie

This sounds great, Brian! Forget the bus...I'll use the chopper and land on the roof. ~Cyndie PS: Will somebody bring neon pink paint and apply the requisite giant-sized "X" landing mark on the rooftop? ~C

I'll express everyone's gratitude --- so, thank you, kindly, Tonya, for your remarks about the group and the host! Wish you could make it...if your schedule changes, come be with us!

Valerie, this is sure to be an interesting lunch! See you Monday! Cyndie

Tonya and all,

Thanks for a wonderful luncheon yesterday. I love hearing your stories of both the challenges and the successes.

See you soon! Cyndie Ulrich

I soooo enjoyed your perspective, Patrick. I've not met the man, but witnessed my fiance (now husband) meet the man...and the meeting did not go well.

The poor bloke was very hungry, got half the sandwich down when, well, how can I say?...."my man" ran for the bushes and lost "the man".

I often wonder what part his urge to impress me played in his choice to chow down on the beef-'n-lava sandwich. The good news? Dixie's and the man played a pivotal, positive role in our budding relationship.

You've motivated me to review my true identity and how injecting more of "me" into my business can increase visibility, viability and the bottom line. Best regards! Cyndie Ulrich Ulrich Consulting, Public & Media Relations

Great recommendations, Len! Thank you for the benefit of your expertise. Remediating these lessons through your voice is a great gift for me this morning. . .(I'm story-boarding a new presentation - your timing is spot-on!) In gratitude, Cyndie

Last evening's get-together at Azul was yet another spirited Tonya Kirkland/Biznik networking event. It offered us a chance to relax, to share business focus and, after a very long day, engage in the recuperative benefits of laughter.

Thanks, Tonya! I so enjoyed meeting Ami and Claudia and visiting again with you, Craig, David and Brian, our Ameriprise FinancialDude. Best to everyone! Cyndie

YippeeWowee! I KNOW May 6th is going to be a great day. . .there are no other options...Terry's class then lunch with Tonya and everyone! Wonderful!

This shall be a , perspective-altering, life-changing day! ~Cyndie

Hi, Tonya! I enjoyed the great discussion this evening about "How Full is Your Bucket". Thanks for a great conversation on a great topic - what a terrific way to close out a Monday. Cyndie

I"m looking forward to reading this book and the discussion. See you on the 21st, Tonya!

Thanks, Mark, for arranging the excellent opportunity to share lunch and excellent conversation with our Biznik colleagues. The food and ambiance were excellent!