The ride.

I travel quite a bit for work and always have. I’ve spent a lot of time in airports and one thing I never tire of is seeing people embrace upon departure or arrival. There’s just nothing better. Two souls separating for a trip or coming back together from one seem to experience a primal need to embrace, regardless of the length of the trip. I like to believe it’s human nature. Oh, there’s the occasional wave, and, of course, barely a nod from a cabbie or Uber driver, but the

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” ~ Helen Keller   Based on how it’s often portrayed on television, one might think the profession of advertising and marketing to be glamorous and exciting. My experience the last several decades in the job would not support that premise. Don’t get me wrong, there have been more than a few “wow” moments, and it beats digging ditches (for me, at least… you may love digging ditches, in which case I energetically and happil

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” ~ Babe Ruth   Some of the fondest memories of my youth are of my brother and me playing catch in our front yard. We lived just three doors down from a minor league baseball park where we spent most of our summer nights chasing foul balls so we could turn them in for 15 cents, which was just enough money for a pack of cheap chewing gum back then. On the days when the team was playing away games, we’d jump the fence with our