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For some reason, vacations always seem to fall when I most need them. Regular followers of this blog may recall the hellish couple of months that led up to our sojourn to Italy – multiple family visits, my wife’s eye surgery, a bad car accident that totaled out our beloved Jetta Joan, the purchase of a new car, a cancellation notice from our auto insurance carrier, transitions at both of our jobs. …
Read moreI am drawn to the ocean. Whenever I am in a city near the water, it calls me hither. It’s a call I cannot ignore. I have no will power to stay away. Whether it’s a rocky bluff or pristine sands, I have to go. I have to stand and watch the waves crash. I have to feel my toesin the sand. I have to touch the water, feel it on my…
Read moreThe pause. It’s that deep breath after reading an aggravating email from an infuriating client or an uncontrollable boss before firing off a response that will either lose the big deal or get you fired. It’s that prayer, meditation, or moment of silence needed to make it through a Wednesday afternoon knowing that the week still holds two more days. It’s that sip of wine or that cold one on the balcony…
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