When I picked up the Sunday Star Tribune at my corner grocery store this morning, I was expecting a bigger, heavier newspaper.The Sunday Times, it is not.

Earlier this week The Ponemon Institute released a study on the number of laptops that are lost in airports each week. That would be 12,000. The magnitude of that number is simply mindboggling. While I backup my data, the thought of losing my computer is enough to send me over the edge.

So far the news reports aren't saying how and when Dr. Pepper learned about Kelly Gray-- the Virginia hairdresser who was auctioning off the opportunity for someone to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. They could have found out about it here...at No Shame Auctions a website that promises to bring you the "most watched weird eBay Auctions and Mystery Auctions on eBay." Maybe.

Now two years out of college, my 24- year -old son is nowhere near being on a career track. I'm thrilled. In fact, as best as I can tell only two of his friends seems to be working in traditional jobs. One is in banking and after bonuses are distributed he may opt to leave that industry--before he gets laid off. The other works for a major advertising agency -- in our world that is considered a traditional job. My definition of a traditional job: benefits and paid vacations.

Although FedEx announced it was dropping the Kinkos name a couple of weeks ago, I just learned about it today. I have been working way too hard. Many of us work hard 90% of the time. But sometimes we put in such incredibly ridiculous hours with so many back-to-back deadlines that even war horses have a point when they have to say " no mas." I'm at "no mas."