Roger Barnett, Shaklee Owner, in Atlanta

Roger Barnett, owner of Shaklee Corporation, came to Atlanta on February 23rd, on the Next Generation Tour. This made his 4th city in as many days but you couldn't tell it. He told his story and how he ended up buying Shaklee for $310 million in 2004. He spent $20 million and took 5 years to have various industries and companies analyzed. He had 6 criteria for selecting a company to purchase and was told that he would be lucky to find a company that met 2 of those.

1. Leader in the industry
2. In the forefront of major trends for the next 20 years
3. Company was sustainable and real
4. Company that has deep values
5. Has products that impact people's lives
6. Has a revolutionary business model to create financial success and make the world a better place.

And, as Roger told us, the Shaklee Corporation met all 6 criteria.


Roger speaking to the several hundred members about the Land of And. He said that most people live in the Land of OR.

You can make income or do good.
Something is good for you or good for the planet.
You can have family time or build a career.

He then said that Shaklee people live in the Land of AND

You can make a good income and do good
You can use products that are good for you and good for the planet
You can have family time and build a career


Roger talking with a member before the meeting began.

Dr. Jamie McManus followed Roger to the stage and spoke about our newest products and especially, about the Landmark Study regarding the health of long-term Shaklee food supplement users versus those who used other brands of vitamins or no vitamins. You can view the study information at www.landmarkstudy.com. We also learned that our newest nutrition product, Vitalizer, now has 14 patents with many of those being on the delivery system that works to make sure the right nutrients are delivered to the right spot in the digestive tract for optimal absorbtion.

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Saturday Morning Leisurely Bicycle Rides in NE Georgia

Ride information has been moved to http://bicyclenegeorgia.blogspot.com/ Please check on this link to get updated information

If you have suggested rides, let me know by email at philloveless@bellsouth.net or 770-532-9160.

These rides are planned for folks who want to ride at a leisurely pace of 10 to 14 miles per hour.

Each ride is planned to be about 25 to 50 miles with a point or two that someone can return and shorten the ride to 20 miles or so. Rides will leave promptly at 10 AM in the cooler months and 9 AM when it gets warmer. There will be no ride if it is raining or the high temperature is not expected to be above 50 before the ride ends.

One lane bridge on a recent ride near Maysville, GA and a canopied street in Gillsville, GA

Send me an email along with your phone number and I will add you to the email list to give you the latest updates on Saturday plans and notification of any last minute changes.

Missing In Action for 30 Days

If you have not experienced the pandemic cold epedimic sweeping across north Georgia, you are not missing a thing. It has taken 3 weeks to get over whatever it was. Thanks to my Shaklee regimen, I did not end up having to go to a doctor or be hospitalized which is what would have happened 12 years ago. I did consider flying down to see Cousin Paul and get a diagnosis but after reading his recent post, I think they are now working on diagnosing the other end.

I got back on the bicycle today after being off for over 30 days and put in about 36 miles. The picture below is an old barn on Mt. Vernon Highway which was, when we moved here in 1979, what appeared to be a fairly modern dairy farm.

Below is a bit of history for the time I was missing. The Jonquils, Buttercups, or whatever you call them started blooming about 2 weeks ago. We have split bulb clusters over the years and now have about 14 different batches growing around the back yeard. Glad deer don't eat them but they are having fun a couple of times per week at the bird feeder. Am going to buy some corn and see if I can get a picture. They work early in the morning before I am up as best I can tell. I have seen 5 plus 3 or 4 fawns in the back woods.

This is an interesting geometric pattern from the last snow fall and has now gone away - global warming I guess since it went from 18 in the previous post to 67 today. Perhaps I should have stayed in instead of riding the 100 yeard bicycle ride to prove that I would ride in the snow. I might not have become a member of whatever pandemic cold outbreak hit this area.