Screen Time

Screen Time

How Much Screen Time? Are cell phones a luxury or a necessity? That answer of course might lie in the eye of the beholder. I get a notification on my cell phone once a week that might shed some light on that question. It tells me how much “screen time” I have invested...
Green Stamps

Green Stamps

Redemption programs Many businesses today use a rewards program to encourage loyalty: hotels, airlines, gas stations, the list could go on and on. The more you buy, the more points you accumulate. Thus, redeeming those points earned can be quite gratifying if you have...
Echo

Echo

Listen Carefully Do you recall the time when you first discovered an echo? I’m not sure I do either, but I do remember having fun trying out that new found phenomena. Whether I was in a canyon or a cave, maybe even a school gymnasium, it was fun to shout something and...
Roundabout

Roundabout

Go The Right Way Some things in life are hard to love, and one of those things for me is a roundabout. I am sure these are well thought out and make intersections quicker and safer, but all the same, I don’t’ like them. Is it my turn to go? Do I have the right away?...
Villain

Villain

Who is the Bad Guy? Why do most stories have a villain? We see it all the time in cartoons or movies. The Terminator, Darth Vader, the Wicked Witch of the West; or how about the evil Hannibal Lecter or the Grinch that stole Christmas? And the crowd Boos!! The list...