The cover of MyBusiness was supposed to be on press at 11 a.m. Lisa Kretlow, Angela Miller and Lisa McCauley of Quad took me to an early lunch, as the 6pp gatefold usually needs a longer make ready. I?m used to that. We had lunch at a great Italian restaurant called Louise?s and had the waiter take a picture of us wearing the Hammock tees. Thanks, Peter.

Around 2 p.m., the press supervisor called me to come to the plant as they had a question about the cover fold and layout. It was an easy solution, so the press started up again. I went to the customer lounge and read People magazine (so that I will know what my coworker Lena is talking about) until they wanted me to look at the cover. Shortly after 4 p.m., the color on the cover was okay, as well as the 16pp piece How Congress Voted, which we are publishing for NFIB. I?m finished.

Quad had lots of other customers press checking their publications while I was in the plant. Two other clients there were Major League Baseball (Hey, Patrick!) and Architectural Digest. Quad makes and flies flags for their clients when they are in the plant. There were so many customers there that our flag wasn?t flying, which is okay because it flies most other times that I'm in the plant.

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