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Maybe it’s the way the tape holding the cotton ball in the bend of my arm pulls whenever I type. I even give blame credit to the golden sun making patterns on the porch outside my office window. Starting a new project brings out the best – and worst – of my natural tendencies to procrastinate or …
It may have been a walk, but there’s no place like the Vegas strip to experience architectural variety.
Some readers might have given up on my series regarding expectations for young people. After all, it seems like a diatribe against education, government or parenting. Aren’t their some expectations we should have for our children? Duh. Lack of appropriate expectations has damaged our youth as much as unrealistic expectations. Maybe even more. We all …
While traveling away from home, deadlines are left behind not packed in the suitcase. If only I could have avoided the electronic age of mishaps while in Las Vegas this past week. Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong will do wrong.” Okay, it wasn’t that bad. The house could have burned down or been robbed. …
Only in Las Vegas can you go from New York to Paris by crossing four pedestrian bridges and zero bodies of water. This is world travel at its least complex. Bright blue sky accompanied our stroll down Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday morning. After registering at the conference at The Cosmopolitan, we began our tourist …
I’ve been to Disneyland. I’ve been to Europe. There are tons of places I haven’t been. Why haven’t I ever been to Las Vegas before now? With a nickname like “Sin City,” it wasn’t a place that sounded too inviting. I heard there were awesome sights. I heard about entertaining shows. The whole concept of legalized …
Gray sky leaks overhead. Windshield wipers slosh away the evidence with soothing regularity. A lovely day to look at property. I know better than to hope when I get a call in the morning asking to show my house later. Out of four such calls, only one couple has actually walked through our home. Today’s …
Here are a few pictures announcing Spring around my house. Some people love spring. What’s your favorite season? Feel free to comment what makes that season your favorite.
Exit exams are farcical. A written test can not accurately assess proficiency. This is my opinion but it can be backed up with data. For a college project, I researched the correlation between states with exit exam requirements and falling high school graduation rates. In most cases, there is a positive correlation. Some states have …
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