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Risky Business
Late last week, my wife called to let me know our insurance agent had given her the inside scoop on exactly how to insure our first teen driver and that it wasn’t going to cost nearly as much as she … Continue reading
Family Meals
The first thing we purchased when we moved into our house was a large, rectangular, expandable kitchen table. We didn’t have the money for it, and had a lot of other items competing for our attention–a couch, a yard–but we … Continue reading
The Guide
The man with the bushy sideburns coaching the team in the mismatched uniforms was on to something. Years later, we would call it emotional intelligence, but at the time, it was simply considered weird, or worse, countercultural. Regardless, Lynn Sweet’s … Continue reading
Apparently, No Thinking Required
The pre-dawn darkness is supposed to be one of life’s small pleasures–a time of peace and tranquility filled with the promise of the coming day. Until recently, my pre-dawn ritual was pleasantly simple–a bowl of oatmeal with raspberries, a cup … Continue reading
There Will Be An App For That!
The idea that became Northstar Publishing, Inc.–and Camp Business, PRB (Parks & Rec Business) and Landscape Architect Business magazines, website, mobile sites, e-newsletters, tablet editions, digital editions, special events, etc.–was a simple, printed summer camp guide. As I remember it, … Continue reading