Dear Friends,

Have you ever watched that muppets episode where someone's (I don't quite remember who) voice gets stolen and put in a jar. The whole time everyone is looking for this muppets voice. That's what I feel I just went through for the last 9 months or so. Only it's a little differant than losing my voice. Last year about Aprilish, I lost my sweetness. Some evil bad-guy stole it and put it in a jar. Ever since then I have been trying to find my sweetness. I looked high and low, left and right and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't find it. I even tried making up some new sweetness but, it just wasn't the same. You know? It wasn't vintage ANTHONY sweetness. So
then I thought, "I guess I will just forget about my sweetness. Maybe it is gone for ever." But then I thought, is that what the ScareCrow, Lion and Tinman said when Dorthy was taken away by giant flying monkeys? NOOO. They looked into the face of evil, climbed the mountain and saved their little buddy who helped them find Courage....and....Heart....and a Brain. What that has to do with me finding my sweetness...I don't really know. (It's not everyday you get to use a "Wizzard of Oz" analogy) But, I do know this.
Last night, I was walking down a road. Minding my own business and I suddenly tripped. After I picked myself up and dusted myself off, I looked down to discover what obstructed my walking. There, in a little Dill Pickle jar........sat my sweetness. I picked it up and opened the jar. Despite the smell of pickles, my sweetness returned to me in an ever-so-delightful way. I tell you what......I've Missed it.

Love you guys,

Anthony Doria