The neighborhood kids recent actions required me to look into finding a replacement window for the left side of the front of our house. When the ball came through to the living room, my most immediate reaction was a hearty, “WTF”?!! While that feeling only lasted a moment, I was then taken to memories of [...]

When my mother’s sister called the other day, I had no idea that I would soon become an expert in Florida alcohol treatment, both the facilities as well as their philosophies. photo credit: monkeyjenn Unbeknown to Mom and I, my cousin had rapidly slipped into heavy alcohol dependency after he had been put on waivers [...]

People who are in positions that require them to manage team members are people who really need to be on top of their jobs. Team management simply doesn’t work if the leader of the team isn’t strong. Here are some tips for managing teams efficiently: Establish clear goals. The most important rule of managing any [...]

I try to make a “To Do” list at the start of each summer. This is a list of things that I’d like to complete so I feel that I’ve accomplished something with my year. Interested in what I want to do this summer? Here are some of the things on my list: Take a [...]

Recently, while attending the funeral of a college friend, I notice that some of mutual acquaintances had some rather interesting tattoo designs, some of which I’d never really seen before. Since I was not very close to most of these folks, I was rather hesitant to approach them, but the intricacy involved with their tattoos [...]