July 31, 2017
Thanks to my friend Janet's suggestion, I'm forced to connect Specialty Box and the world of spectacular packaging with Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.Could it be the fact that Specialty Box has a catalog section exclusively dedicated to the world of candy makers?Sure. Here endeth my sh [...]
June 30, 2017
This message has nothing to do with Specialty Box & Packaging and it has everything to do with Specialty Box & Packaging.On May 30, my birthday, (the very day I sent my last blog) my mobile phone yelled at me while I was watching my 16 year old son Luke play baseball.I answered only be [...]
May 31, 2017
A big smile comes over me as I reach into my random suggestion hat and pull out the classic TV show Happy Days (Thank you to Heather from allinthepresent.com for giving inspiration to today's blog).I shake my head, roll my eyes and laugh at myself as I remember little Eric (born 48 years ago T [...]
April 28, 2017
Here ends my 7th consecutive year (84 blogs) of sending out a single monthly message (I value not flooding your inboxes). This month I almost threw in the towel. Over the years I've received very kind and personal replies to my distinctly non "businessy" notes. To the best of my know [...]
March 13, 2017
If this were a marketable invention I'd soon be a millionaire. Most dinner times find me playing Picasso as I arrange my four year old daughter's fruits and vegetables into what she calls a "sun." One day while preparing a pepper for my Piper's pallet (yes I over-alliter [...]
Feb. 28, 2017
I apologize if I'd induced vomit with my butchering of the English language. You see, I'm a little emotional as I randomly select the movie suggestion for today's blog. My friend Trisha is not only goo goo over the romantic comedy Serendipity but, in single digit working days, [...]
Jan. 31, 2017
My wife Jennie and I have a meaningful date night tradition. Instead of going to a movie where we become hypnotized by the light of a huge screen and periodically hold hands while facing the same direction, we attend back to back movies where we become hypnotized by the light of [...]
Dec. 31, 2016
The surprise I received on November 12 put all of my Christmas gifts to shame. Click here and you'll see how I was greeted at the airport by my wife and daughter upon returning home from Philadelphia.I consider myself a very young 47 years of age and I figure my baby [...]
Nov. 30, 2016
This is no joke! The first 30 people to reply with 2 answers will get 6 ridiculously yummy cookies******DISCLAIMER: Team members of Specialty Box and other friends and family already having received ridiculously yummy cookies from Specialty Box are not eligible to receive additiona [...]
Oct. 31, 2016
My bride Jennie (of course playing the Mummy in today's performance) loves Halloween above all other days.She insists on being the home known for handing out the largest treats. The only thing bite sized at our house will be the marks on the neck of my wife (yes, I'm playing the vampire).Befor [...]
Sept. 16, 2016
Since my return from a visit with the Dominican Republic's poorest communities I’ve been asked "How was your trip?" more times than I can remember.The knee jerk response is to answer like my kids may when I inquire about the school day. It would be easy to toss out one of many cliche exclamat [...]
Aug. 24, 2016
I, like many around the world, have been absolutely smitten by the Broadway Musical Hamilton. I'm mildly obsessed for multiple reasons and I've not yet had the fortune of seeing the show (right now it costs a fortune to get a ticket). If you want to see a snippet of this brilliant show then [...]
