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Everybody Loves Haiku!
OpportunityOr more indecisiveness?Which will win this time? Britt was in DenverTo see sister, niece, nephew.I was very bored. More than one haiku?They’re haiku. Just like with moose,Don’t tack on an -s.
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Lights … Camera … More Lights!
As I’ve said before, I love how my iPhone automatically collects memories and presents them as little videos. This is the one I received this morning. It’s from a trip to a Chinese lantern festival at Lowry Park Zoo (which is now called ZooTampa) in March 2015. As I understand…
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There Are no Stupid Questions, but There Are Definitely Stupid Answers
When college career counselors prepared me to enter the job market,1 they drilled one lesson in my head: Be prepared to tell interviewers why you want the job. That lesson sprang to mind a few days ago as I read the obituaries for journalist Roger Mudd. All of the coverage…
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The Plot Thickens? Maybe Not.
One of the things that have been holding me back from writing a novel is that I simply can’t think of a plot. But maybe I don’t need one. I just finished the first three books in the Wayfarer series.1 Becky Chambers is an adept storyteller who has created a…
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Speaking of Boulder Falls
I mentioned Boulder Falls in a post earlier this week. It’s a hiking trail in Colorado (not as close to Boulder as the name suggests). Here’s a short video I made about our visit there:
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10 Days, 10 Photos, 10 Explanations (At Last)
I was recently challenged to post ten random travel photos on Facebook. The challenge required me to post the photos with no explanation, so I thought I’d have fun by picking photos from places that weren’t obvious. No Space Needle, no Empire State Building, no Hollywood sign, no Big Ben…
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Meet my Running Buddy
I had some company on Bayshore Boulevard this morning.
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Trees? Please!
The Complimentary Spouse and I were in Orlando this weekend for a mini-vacation. As there is very little for tourists to do in Orlando, we spent one morning at Leu Gardens. I’m a big fan of botanical gardens and sculpture gardens, and I think the best ones are those that…
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Dos and Don’ts: Travel Recommendations from Britt and Dave
Travel ideas the Complimentary Spouse and I do not recommend Going to Cancun for fun when you’re a senator and your state faces an emergency of historic proportions. Travel ideas the Complimentary Spouse and I do recommend Routing your flight from Tampa to London through Los Angeles because you want…
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Going Beyond the Basics of Benefits: Business and Government Perspectives
I’ve written before about my marketing mantra: Always promote the benefits. I got to do exactly that in a non-business context yesterday when I spoke at city hall to support a proposal to make Tampa’s Citizen Review Board more independent. I’m grateful that others were able to offer legal perspectives,…
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