A Tip From My Former Partner, Cynthia

My dear Cynthia, the Romance Queen of the East Coast, likes to keep Barbara & me  apprised of the latest developments outside of Las Vegas. She has a rather high opinion of my Bookstore Series of courses, and sent this:

Hey DEF,Looks like Bookstore 101, etc. has competition in FL.    8-)   CP:

Has anyone attended the 5-day Owning a Bookstore seminar presented by Paz & Associates? I am wondering if this would be worthwhile as I am still in the planning stage. Would like to hear about any thoughts or experiences. Here's a link to the seminar website: http://pazbookbiz.com/training-workshops/opening-a-bookstore-workshop/

 

Now, would someone explain to me what  #8, -, and ) mean ?