Just Smile
They say you can be happy if you just smile. It is true. Plus; when you are on vacation, you should be happy. Even if… it rains. the kids bicker. it is hot. the lines are long. the wine is Read More …
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Embrace the Change
It is not easy to do and even though I used to tease my parents to embrace the change – sometimes you have to take your own advice – especially when you are reminded by someone else. It is easy Read More …
Swimming Upstream
Fish go swiming upstream all the time. Well, some of them do anyway. We never really think of how hard the salmon have it do we? Then, one late evening, after walking all day in 95 degree weather and 90%+ Read More …
Pretty Much The Same
When you go around the country, there are places that are pretty much the same as home. It is not just the national restaurants that have enticed owners to invest in their brand and open their own restaurants…Dominos, TGI Fridays, Read More …
Just When You Think…
It is just when you think you can’t believe that someone is saying – actually saying what they are saying – out loud, to you or someone else that you realize something very important. It doesn’t matter. Just like in Read More …
Plan For Everything
You can plan for everything and then still need to do something last minute. For months and months there have been drips of information from the planning team. Emails, memos, lists. Days even weeks…in advance, you look at the list, Read More …
Rockin’ It Old School
Most kids today would not say that it is cool to say that they are rockin’ it old school, at least, not like their parents. Like back in the 90s when e-mail was new and all we knew was AOL. Read More …
Too Many Restrictions
When there are too many restrictions or barriers to entry, you lose people who might otherwise be so inclined to participate. Key word. Inclined. Not as in steep hill or mountain. More as in passionate. Intrigued. Compelled. In an article Read More …
Finding Memories
Earlier today, I spent a while – maybe over an hour – finding memories to share online in honor of Father’s Day. It took longer than I’d thought it would, but I was working on the iPad, not the laptop, Read More …
Further Away At the End
Sometimes the Internet is less than perfect…like when the mapping software gives you the wrong directions and you are further away at the end of your journey than you were at the beginning of the trip. It’s easy to get Read More …