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Graduation Decorum:  Hard to Find

Graduation Decorum:  Hard to Find

I recently attended my oldest daughter’s graduation from college.  It was a special day.  A milestone in her life and in ours, and while I couldn’t be any more proud of her completing this chapter of her life, I have to say I was more than a little embarrassed and disappointed at many of the other attendees at the graduation ceremony. Yes, I’m talking to you, friends and family of other graduates. I don’t mean to go off on a…

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Air Travel for the Summer of 2023:  Pack Your Patience

Air Travel for the Summer of 2023:  Pack Your Patience

The news reports and magazine articles are already starting about how this summer’s air travel will see record crowds, higher ticket prices, and staffing shortages (both from the airlines and the airports themselves).  All of this means that air travelers can expect more delays, more cancellations, and more frustration as they try to reach their vacation destinations. Hooray. There’s nothing I enjoy more than getting in a TSA line behind someone who acts like they’ve never been inside a lighted…

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New Year – New You?

New Year – New You?

2023 is here!  The new year always comes with a review and assessment of the previous year – followed by grand plans of what needs to be done in the coming year (and beyond).  Call it “resolutions”, “goals”, or whatever – these are the things you’ve planned for yourself (either publicly or privately) for the next 365 days. These could be self-care related.  Are you planning on losing some weight, either by diet or exercise?  Have you made some sort…

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