When planning a vacation, it never occurs to me to check prices of flights. Instead, I grab my phone and open Google Maps to see where the drive will take me. To me, getting to my destination is part of the fun. Whenever possible, I’ll even avoid the interstate system in favor of the road … Continue reading The Journey is Part of the Fun →

I work in an interior office with absolutely no windows. Unless there are torrential downpours, there’s no way to tell what the weather is like from my desk in the back corner of our cave. While I like the seclusion in terms of keeping customers away, I often imagine this is what it must feel … Continue reading The Need to Kick Rocks →

Some fortunes are better than others. Like most children do, my kids were always quick to blame someone else whenever they got in trouble. Everything that ever happened around our house was someone else’s fault. One of the lessons we spent quite a bit of time learning was that actions have consequences. Consequences can be … Continue reading Actions Have Consequences →