December 2011 
James D. McFarlin
President.PSWG@gmail.com
Dear Guild Members,
Only three hundred fifty-nine shopping days left until Christmas. Time to get cracking.
May I hazard a guess: You are thinking January is way too early to begin even thinking about Christmas? Like this is akin to bikini shopping in winter.
Perhaps. Perhaps not.
Time, we all know, has a way of slipping through our fingers, like sand through a sieve. Ralph Waldo Emerson offered this perspective on these 359 days: "
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it."
Emerson's perspective is insightful. More than merely events in transition, time is currency. A non-replaceable, non renewable currency. That can be spent. Or not.
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The 2012 Desert Writers Expo to be held Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Rancho Mirage Library. Space is limited!
Click here for participating Rules & Terms
Spirit Ranch is a wonderful mystery novel by Richard Foxx. The setting is our own local desert area! Click on the book cover to find out more about this intriguing author. 
You'll see her at the Welcome Table for the Monthly Meetings. Handing out pamphlets, answering questions for new members and guests...but who is she? Find out about Sunny Simon in this month's Member Spotlight
