Nodding and Smiling
Just a Simple Smile I pulled into a newly opened gas station and was greeted with a sign that read “Courteous and efficient self-service.” I smiled at myself, said to myself, “Have a nice day!” […]
Never Give Up
It doesn’t take much to stir up a vivid memory in this old head of mine. This time it was the memory of a conversation held in the dressing room for the hockey team at […]
Me, A Motivational Humorist? – Art Fettig
My career as a professional speaker began in the very early 70’s. Herb True PhD, a professor from Notre Dame, became a sort of mentor to me when I attended his presentation for our railroad […]
At The Fox
When I was working on a book of memories of my career a few years ago, I sometimes felt as if I had a memory bank in my head that was just packed plumb full […]
A Letter to Max
“A Letter To Max” from Songs for Pathetic Lovers by Brayton-Fettig. Track 9.
What’s Your Brand?
Early in my career as a professional speaker I talked with a fellow speaker about my career and he said that I’d need some way to set myself apart from other speakers. I don’t remember […]
Early Writing
I’ve been writing since graduating from the eighth grade. I wrote a serious poem for a pretty girl and she laughed. Then in 1946 I was named “Staff Poet” on the Cub News At the […]
Korean Unification
This is Friday and I woke up to find on AOL the good news that North and South Korea had signed the Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula. One condition […]
Life Without My Online Connection
Bread and water would be easy to do without. My AOL Connection is something else. It has been five days and nights now since I could just click on my little orange AOL dot and […]