A few months ago before the release of the iPhone6, I wrote a post calling out Apple Fever and warning you all to watch your motives behind spending. I’m definitely not one to advocate getting the newest and shiniest toy just because it’s there. But… I do advocate quality. I think one of the biggest…
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For as long as I can remember, my extended family has gone on camping trips. My dad is the youngest of nine, so there were always plenty of cousins to hang out with and piles of mischief to get up to. There was the memorable year when I ran full speed into a partially buried…
One thing the Midwest really has going for it is weird roadside attractions (among other things, the Midwest is actually really cool. I mean, they have tumbleweed too!). Maybe it’s the long distances between towns. Maybe it’s something to do with all the farming. I really have no idea. But a lot of the strangest…
There’s an old saying that goes, “you can do things fast, well and cheap, but only in combinations of two.” Um. Yeah. Something like that. So you can do things fast and well, but they won’t be cheap. You can do things fast and cheap, but the results are not gonna be good. The one I want…
The other day I got my bi-yearly haircut (it’s true) and since I’m not particularly chatty, my hairstylist struck up a conversation with the neighboring hairstylist that was fascinating to me. Hairstlyist #2 enters salon and drops a half a dozen shopping bags on the floor next to the neighboring chair (that salon is in…