Recently my wife and I spent eight days in Costa Rica, where the phrase Pura Vida was born. The literal translation is “pure life” and it loosely translates to “full of life” or “this is living.”…
Getting Old Does Not Suck
When my friend, and photographer extraordinaire, Jeff Turner took this shot at the Arizona Association of Realtors Conference, I’m not sure what I was thinking. My first reaction when I saw this image was to say, “That’s my “WTF?” look.” I suspect someone on stage said something that made me think…. “WTF?” Or, perhaps a […]
Perspective
Hey, Look! … it’s yet another, “Reflecting on 2018 and Looking Ahead to a New Beginning,” post! Not really. It’s yet another “perspectives” missive. However, it was spawned from working on yet another same-old reflecting article… A few days ago, I started looking for a image or two that might in some way help capture […]
Retirement — The First 100 Days
Today marks the 100th day since I retired on August 16th. Before this journey began, the question most often asked–by far–was, “What will you do with your time?” A fair question. So what exactly have I done in the past 100 days? Let’s see… There have been some speaking gigs, which I hope continues. There was […]
Sexual Assault Hotline Training
As part of the process of becoming a volunteer for the National Sexual Assault Hotline hosted by RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network), I have to complete some training. A couple of days ago I wrapped up the online portion of the training. 24 hours of training that was enlightening, educational, powerful and […]
A Fresh New Flight Experience
I’m on the way home to Seattle after spending three days in Vegas speaking at a real estate conference. I travel pretty often, so it’s rare to have a new flight experience. You never know though how some random human will behave, and a new experience played out today. Yay for new experiences, always an […]
