I was listening to the radio this afternoon.  The DJ was talking about summer vacations. Well, actually, he referred to them as “stay-cations” - where you stay at home and find interesting things to do in your town, or close to home.
That’s pretty cool. Stay-cations.  Being that it’s so friggin’ expensive to travel - you [...]

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I awoke yesterday morning to a beautifully sunny morning. Granted, it was only about 40 degrees - but I’ll take it over the gloom and doom we’ve had of late. (Here in northern NJ, we don’t actually have a “Spring” - it’s more like Winter rolls right into Summer.)
I popped out of bed, [...]

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There’s no better joy than reliving one’s childhood through the eyes of a child.
One of my colleagues recently pulled off the biggest surprise for his two young daughters - B, who’s 7 and G, who’s 3.
Waking up last Monday morning, they all got ready to go to their respective places - mom and dad to [...]

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I think I’ve previously mentioned that, for Nick’s graduation gift next year, we’re giving him a year off and the chance to go explore the world - globetrekking-style. But if I haven’t mentioned it, we’re giving Nick a year off and the chance to go globetrekking. (Yes, I did just repeat myself.)
In the far [...]

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