Best of Smiley

<SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt><SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Sometimes people ask Smiley When are you going to retire?<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He answers by telling this story:<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>I once asked my former publisher David Manship 'When can I retire?'<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>His response was 'retire from what?'<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>I don't guess I'll ever retire after all I love my work my readers supply me with great material and there's no heavy lifting.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office /></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Life around Smiley is never dull.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>Whenever he goes out whether in </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags /><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt><?xml:namespace prefix = u1 /><u1:City><u1:place>Baton Rouge</SPAN></u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> </SPAN><u1:City><u1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>New Orleans</SPAN></u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> even </SPAN><u1:place><u1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Orange Beach</SPAN></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> </SPAN><u1:State><st1:State><st1:State><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Alabama</SPAN></u1:State></u1:place></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> and </SPAN><u1:place><u1:City><st1:place><st1:City><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>San Francisco</SPAN></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:City><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> </SPAN><u1:State><st1:State><st1:State><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>California</SPAN></u1:State></u1:place></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt> people recognize his face and just have to get to him to tell him a joke or a story.</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Smiley is a joyful little cherub of a man and his work exudes wit and character.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>He's the kind of guy you just want to belly up to the bar with.<SPAN style=mso-spacerun: yes> </SPAN>And you really haven't lived until you've seen him at Spanish Town Mardi Gras in his pink tu-tu and red pumps.</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: right align=right><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>Katherine Scales Anders current wife</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: right align=right><SPAN style=FONT-SIZE: 11pt>aka Lady Katherine</SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style=MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify></st1:State></st1:State></SPAN></SPAN> </P>