Volume 2, No. 12. June 28, 2002
Eric's Turn
Love,
reign over us
Like
any fledgling business or publication, we are big at celebrating, however briefly,
each milestone THE LOOP surpasses. Many of those first achievements and benchmark
moments we have shamelessly bragged about in this space over the course of our
first 35 issues and 17 months (514 days, 12,342 hours, 740,520 minutes) of publishing.
So tolerate me this once more as I mark yet another important milestone—not
just for THE LOOP, but for my life—and in the course of doing so pay tribute
to a key member of our team. That would be Sarah Smith, above savoring a bowl
of the world’s best potato salad at Del Grosso’s Amusement Park in
Tipton, Pennsylvania. Sarah not only is a principal in the company, she is,
as of today, my wife of 10 years.
I would be remiss in not publicly acknowledging her contributions to the success
of THE LOOP. She maintains our email database, assists in the biweekly production
of the newsletter and provides keen insights into improving the efficiency of
our operation. Her work here is tireless, which is all the more remarkable in
that she has another important full-time job that takes up more than 12 hours
of most of her days.
Most important of all, she has been a continuous source of inspiration and encouragement
through all of our years together and most especially the past 17 months as
I struggled to keep THE LOOP publishing through economic hardships and technical
hiccups. ]
Because
our anniversary has come on a night we are publishing THE LOOP, we’re not
doing much formal celebrating of this significant 10th. But, then, we try to
celebrate every day we spend together as significant. And producing yet another
LOOP is in itself something of a celebration of our teamwork and companionship.
Regarding both, THE LOOP and our marriage, in the intensity of this moment,
I can proudly boast of two of my finest achievements ever: publishing this our
35th issue, and hearing Sarah Smith reply “yes” almost 12 years ago,
and say "I do" 10 years ago this day.
Sarah keeps building our database with subscriptions, and if you wish to add
yourself or a colleague to our subscription list and receive our free email
notifications, email her at sarah@gettheloop.com.
If you are interested in advertising in THE LOOP, especially with trade show
season coming and the parks and zoos enjoying record-breaking attendance, contact
our advertising manager Lynne Mosman by emailing to lynne@gettheloop.com.
If you wish to list your facility or association on our Connections page or
comment on THE LOOP, contact me at eric@gettheloop.com.
212.265.0043
lvhnyc@msn.com
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