Friday, March 06, 2009
You Think You're Covered
From Mental Floss: "Being underinsured can be as disastrous as being uninsured when a health crisis hits. Half of all bankruptcies are due to medical costs, and three-quarters of those are people with health insurance."
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Meetings Mean Business
Bill Marriott eloquently addresses the travel industry's economic challenges in his latest post at Marriott On The Move.
From the Meetings Mean Business website:
From the Meetings Mean Business website:
One in eight Americans works in the travel industry. Meetings Mean Business is a grassroots campaign whose goal is to protect the millions of American jobs that depend on business meetings and events. Right now, events across the country are being canceled because of dangerous political rhetoric and media sensationalism that attempts to embarrass corporate America away from travel at the expense of working Americans. If our government is serious about recovering our economy and creating new jobs, we need a robust travel industry that supports the jobs of millions of hardworking Americans in hotels, restaurants and conference centers all around the country and empowers businesses who rely on travel for meetings, events and performance incentive programs to recover and grow.As shared from its Twitter feed: MarriottIntl: Fortune mag names Marriott world's most admired hotel company; #1 in every category: HR, soc resp, quality, mgmt, etc. http://is.gd/lEfk
When we were younger...
It's been almost seven years since this picture was taken. Our Western Caribbean honeymoon cruise took us to the most beautiful places. I think this was from the small and private island of Labadee.
In the Coffee Shop
I always thought "You Hip When You Tip" was a pretty good poem. Here's one that is even nicer.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Learning About Jersey
My wife and I were talking about how she couldn't make any left turns when visiting New Jersey for Jon Bon Jovi's special fan club only show and I remembered how someone on Twitter told her about jughandles. With a jughandle, the motorist who wants to turn left at the next intersection uses a ramp from the right lane that loops him around onto the desired road.
I remarked that maybe that's what New Jersey's own Jon Bon Jovi was talking about when he named an album of reworked hits This Left Feels Right. Makes sense to me.
I remarked that maybe that's what New Jersey's own Jon Bon Jovi was talking about when he named an album of reworked hits This Left Feels Right. Makes sense to me.
Monday, March 02, 2009
"I Can't Wait To Get Off Work (And See My Baby On Montgomery Avenue)"
Most nights, with about an hour or so to go on my shift, I find myself humming this song and thinking of my baby. I sure am glad she found it in her heart to fall for a guy like me.
Curious About Jersey
So my wife goes to New Jersey to see Bon Jovi and comes home complaining about dilapidated buildings and roads where you can't turn left. It kind of bummed me out because I was hoping to hear her tales of how TV and movies only show the tough streets and ruins while there is so much beauty that remains known only to the locals and wide-eyed tourists. Alas, I may need to go there myself one day to find such treasures.
I had a friend who was from there and I'm pretty sure she told me how beautiful the Jersey Shore was. Until I can make it up there myself, I'll just have to dig around online and see what I can find. Google Street View, Flickr, and any commenters are welcome to show me the beauty of the Garden State. Rich?
I had a friend who was from there and I'm pretty sure she told me how beautiful the Jersey Shore was. Until I can make it up there myself, I'll just have to dig around online and see what I can find. Google Street View, Flickr, and any commenters are welcome to show me the beauty of the Garden State. Rich?
Work Is A Blessing
Work Is A Blessing, from NPR's This I Believe
(excerpted below, click above for full text and audio)
In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight, I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said, “Ya know, boy, to work is a blessing.”
I looked at those two men who’d worked harder than I ever had—my father eking out a living on that farm, and my grandfather, farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important, but it took many years before it sunk in.
Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland, Louisiana. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing, I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added, “Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all.”
(excerpted below, click above for full text and audio)
In the kitchen one Saturday before daylight, I remember complaining to my father and grandfather about having to go milk those cows. My father said, “Ya know, boy, to work is a blessing.”
I looked at those two men who’d worked harder than I ever had—my father eking out a living on that farm, and my grandfather, farming and working as a carpenter during the Depression. I had a feeling I had been told something really important, but it took many years before it sunk in.
Going to college was a rare privilege for a kid from Lakeland, Louisiana. My father told me if I picked something to study that I liked doing, I’d always look forward to my work. But he also added, “Even having a job you hate is better than not having a job at all.”
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