Perhaps I misspoke in the July newsletter about the weather. So far, we have had a nice summer and been spared the extensive periods of heat and humidity that is so typical around here. Keep your fingers crossed.

August is always a special month for me personally as it is my birth month. Being a Leo is hard work. Couple my Leo's drive and ambition with the discovery that, at 46 years of age, I am ADHD, and you have a real handful! After all these years, I have finally unearthed the root of all my insanity. Trust me when I tell you that the combination of being a classic Leo and having a dead left frontal lobe can be exhausting.

The good news is that this combination produces a tremendous work ethic, and a focus that yields some pretty good stuff. The problem for friends and family is just trying to find the right switch to turn me on and off at the right times.

The Deli and its customers are the beneficiaries of my madness. You know I care. You know that I am committed to your experience. And you know that I will always try to give you the very best I have to give. As for the Deli's employees, let's just say that they've learned to check the windsock.

Mark Stevens