My friend Joe and I actually owned and almost operated a wood pallet business in 1992 or 1993 here in northwest Minnesota that we named, "McDonnell-Reynolds Wood Products Limited"/MRWP. At the time, we were indecisive about what we should be when we grew up, me being 42 and him being 46, and with the help of a more senior friend of 48--a successful businessman in his own right--decided to buy a fledgling wood pallet business that had initiated operation at a rural residence six miles from where Joe and I, respectively, reside. Our more senior friend--we'll call him Jerry, had met this up and coming entrepreneur recently from Maine, named 'Seth,' at Jerry's steel fabrication business where he had repaired something for him. At length, he learned about Seth's ambitious foray into the world of wood pallet building and supply. Through his various church contacts, Seth had rented a farmhome and acreage from a fellow churchgoer as well as acquiring a beautiful s...