They may need it more than you know. (originally published on Medium.com, 17-May-2025) Please note: This article contains a discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know has suicidal thoughts, please contact your local mental health professional resources for assistance. The image above was outside a cafe in Findhorn, Scotland. It is a great…
Tips to consider for your new teen driver. (originally published on Medium.com, 12-Feb-2025) Is your teen a new or soon-to-be driver? Do they feel confident with basic car maintenance and roadside safety? Teaching teenagers some basic car maintenance and roadside safety tips is valuable to them — even if they don’t have a car or…
You will find them at The Horn. (originally published on Medium.com, 10-Feb-2025) World’s Best Bacon Roll! Don’t believe me? Just look at the window, come inside, and get ready to be convinced. Have you ever visited Scotland and had a bacon roll? If not, you should! Put it on your bucket list! And when you…
The good, the bad, and the ugly of list making. (originally published on Medium.com, 02-Oct-2024, Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash) Please, don’t laugh. I know it sounds slightly crazy or OCD. Perhaps both, I don’t know, but I have lists of lists for all sorts of to-do items. Why do I make lists? I…
Life skills kids are missing when they leave high school (originally published on Medium.com, 29-Aug-2024) Is it just me or does it seem like young people enter adulthood unprepared for daily life? No doubt, you can think of three or more things to respond with “Oh yeah, people should know …” This isn’t a “Kids…
Own It!… And Drive It Like You Stole It! (originally published on Medium.com, 26-Aug-2024) I turned 55 years old this year. Please, no gifts. I’m good, thanks. Math rounding practices mean I am closer to 60 than 50. Ouch. But I’m okay with that. As they say, “It’s better than the alternative.” So, what to…
The digital equivalent to your erasable monthly calendar on your kitchen wall. (Initially published on medium.com, 26-Mar-2025) Do you remember the paper or erasable monthly wall calendars where all the family activities were posted? Are you still using one? Any activity changes were the enemy of a tidy calendar. The paper calendars sure could get…
And keeping it simple! (Initially published on medium.com, 26-July-2024, Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash) Until the early 2000’s, my wife and I used a bound book calendar formatted with one-week per page to keep track of special dates — mostly birthdays, then friends/family weddings, then their kids’ birthdays. That worked great to have one…
