Can we provide you with some distraction from this morose environ the media are subjecting us to with inculcating frequency? Life is great! Our homes are beautiful and our families are a never-ending source of joy.

Let us add to your enjoyment. In this issue, our writers will take you to London, feed you Italian cheeses, and make you salivate while thinking of cooking school. Would you like to sail through the skies in a glider? I think I’ll read the social networking article twice just to make sure I get it right. I’m somewhat behind when it comes to social networking. Not sure if I should Linkedin to my Facebook or Tweet. Is anybody listening anyway?

We’re at it again with a home technology planning guide – a series of short reference articles to educate you to the point of being able to ask questions without trepidation. We think planning for the best home music and video is easy, especially if you know what you want upfront. Speakers you can’t see, playing your iPod in any and all rooms of the house, and having a library of video to be watched anywhere is cool, not to mention using your iPod to control it all. Take a minute to bring yourself up-to-date on the latest technologies that can make life enjoyable and simpler – yes, simpler.

Let’s escape this negative banter and get to what life is supposed to be about. Is there anything wrong with beliefs like work hard/play hard, family first, stop and smell every flower, plan for success, and help those who need it?
Look up. The sky is blue.

Richard Glikes
Executive Director
Home Technology Specialists of America
richardglikes@htsa.net
www.htsa.com