I just read a blog from http://www.thesimpledollar.com/ . The writer’s messages are mostly on-point with the solid research shining through. This one was about trading money for labor* to get more time in your busy day. Will hiring an assistant or outsourcing mundane chores actually give you more time or just add another iron in your crowded fire?
To help [...]
Father’s Days don’t usually create memories with legs. One thing I remember about this day is Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game on it when I was younger than young.
Most other years are not marked by anything the world remembers. We Dads remember these days because our little ones would give us tracing on construction [...]
As the husband of an elementary teacher, I have done some interesting outings supporting my wife. One year while she was finishing another teacher’s sabbatical, my wife, Lyn needed adults to help supervise a bus trip to Washington, DC. I was a last minute fill-in and was glad to help out.
My reputation for dealing with small kids was [...]
You know that guy or gal. They breeze effortlessly through their projects. All they need is always within their reach. They are always finished on time and often early. They are able to forsee unforseen problems. It’s as though they are not affected by physics or Murphy’s Law. And on and on.
Then there are people like me or [...]
So far this day, I had successfully dodged beggars in Florence; rode the train to Rome; taxied to my new hotel and spent a fortune writing emails at the hotel.
I found a place to conceal myself from my family when they arrived from an impromptu Vatican visit. I waited for a power move to make my presence [...]
My “follow your nose” traveling style was developed in concert with my son, Adam. Our first time was in China, but we’ve honed our skills in Vietnam too.
We’d watch where the tourists went and head to another direction. While they planned days ahead, we’d plan at the moment of need. The genius is you are reacting to circumstances rather [...]
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Crawling from wine stores to wine cafes, I learned the state of wine in Italy. It is bon (good), and it makes sense.
How it works is a tribute to the market place. Vineyards make the wine and monitor its quality from month to month. When ready for the discerning Italian palate, it is sold in bulk [...]
Antoinette Mascherino Morris is my Mom. She is 88 years of age and is spending her final years in an Alzheimer’s ward. Her decline into dementia has been a decade long event and had all its milestones. The hardest time for me was when we didn’t know what was wrong when she acted oddly. Her diagnosis, [...]