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Ahhh, bliss. The forecast for Spring Break in Ohio is scattered snow showers, but we’re slipping down to Florida. We always choose a particular airline for its great fares and no-hassle policies. Today I’m noticing the little perks they’ve built into their personal experience. I’m sitting in a comfy leather chair. There are plenty of […]

My computer crashed while we were on vacation. This hurts me more than my lobsteresque sunburn. I’m grieving for it, even praying for it, as the computer techs try to recover my data. Fortunately, we had two other laptops with us and there were two more computers where we were staying. (It was a working […]

“Have you ever wanted to be a legacy? Do you want to be remembered? Do you want your store to be the best? The one everyone remembers as an all-time best seller that has the most satisfied customers? Well, the only way to be a legacy is to design one.” Wow. Talk about a legacy. […]

It’s enough to make the sanest parent shudder: Why is the sky blue? Why do I have to go to bed? Why is Grandpa’s hair missing? Why is her belly fat? Why does the dog get to pee outside? Why is your face turning red? Why? Why? Why? Why do kids ask why? Child psychology […]

The news is bad. All bad. If the Dow is up, it’s bad. If it’s down, it’s worse. Have you noticed that restaurants with televisions never show the nightly news? You’d lose your appetite. As a business owner, times have never been tougher. You may have noticed you’ve got a short temper and a shorter […]

Forrest’s momma always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” If today’s economy was a piece of chocolate candy, you’d take one bite and spit it out like an orange crème. Yuck. But you’re boxed in. You can’t ignore what’s happening to Ms. Jones’ jobless rate or […]

Some of you are blessed with balmy yuletides and fresh fruit in February. Many of you are already experiencing the first glimpses of springtime, if you even had what you refer to as winter. Here in the frozen tundra of central Ohio, we know winter. We’ve used up our allotted calamity days at school and […]

Set in a store much like yours, the television commercial caught my eye. The sales associate pauses her pillow fluffing and gazes wistfully out the window at the hardware store across the street. She beelines over at her break and hastily pockets her name tag. “Is that really the price of this lamp?” she asks, […]

She used to go to the spa. Once or twice a year she’d spend a day having her hair and nails done, and maybe a facial. It was better with friends. Now she goes to the corner drugstore. Her highlights have faded but she still covers the gray, and her nails sport the short, natural […]

We got a Wii. Now instead of twiddling our thumbs on a joystick, we putt, bowl, swing, spar and serve with our whole bodies. Our little legless avatars look just like us, putting us right in the middle of the game and driving our competitive spirit. I’m telling you, youll need physical therapy and a […]