Personal
Things about me, my family, my friends, my faith - you know real life - not the work life.
When I'm opening a door, how far behind me does someone have to be before I am not obligated to hold the door open for them? Two, four, ten, twelve steps? Honestly, this sort of thing causes me a lot of anxiety. Because inevitably, due to my bad judgement, I'll hold the door when someone is too far away and they will then feel compelled to run to get to the door as they don't want to be seen as taking advantage of my kindness. And I didn't want that, I just wanted to be nice and hold the door...
The Melbourne (Florida) International Airport is not exactly the prime example of a bustling, thriving airport. Of all the times I've been there, I've never seen more than one or two people in the airport bar. And when I say "the" airport bar, I mean the one and only that there is. Last Tuesday, however, there were about 10 people in the bar. I found a spot at the bar and sat down. About two bar stools to my right, there were two guys sitting and discussing politics. One was older and wearing a wedding ring, the younger, who also...
The teenager in me was ecstatic to find out that Night Ranger's new album "Hole in the Sun" was finally available in the U.S. It's been available in Japan for a while, but not here. While I've loved the band since their first album "Dawn Patrol", buying the import was impractical. I did buy one import ("Neverland", I think) years ago, but I was single then and spare cash was easier to come by then.
I typically won't buy an album without a recommendation or unheard but Night Ranger has consistently put out great music (IMHO) over the years so...
I recently returned from a nice beach vacation with my family in Puerto Aventuras in the Riviera Maya in Mexico. It was a great time and I have some suggestions for those planning a beach vacation.
Bring a watch (not a really nice one, just a functional timekeeper). You might think on vacation that it's the last thing you'd want, but when you have things planned and you're lounging by the pool, you'll find yourself asking "¿Que hora es?" (at least in Mexico) a lot so you won't be late.
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My in-laws live in The Villages and while my wife and I were recently visiting we were looking through the newspaper with all the different groups, my wife said "Hey, the have a codependency support group."
All I could do was laugh and say "That sort of defeats the purpsose, doesn't it?"
Today I was out blowing some leaves out of the rocks that make up our front yard. As I blew a the leaves out onto the sidewalk and into the street to for me to sweep up, I thought to myself, "Man, that is a LOT of leaves to sweep up." A voice popped into my head (as it has many times over the years) that said "I don't care so much about much you got, I'm want to know how much you didn't get." Sage advice from my mom that has kept me honest and hard-working over the years.
I...