Posted On: July 30, 2015
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Last time we gathered, the topic du jour (which became flavor of the month) was the notion of over-booking summer activities for kids. I defended it, and now that summer is two-thirds…
Posted On: March 23, 2014
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Vacations. P-shaw! People keep sending me balderdashian articles about the need to take a few weeks off every year, if only a few days at a time, and one wonders why they spend so much…
Posted On: June 15, 2013
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As a jumpy dad teaching his teenager to drive, I have a new respect for the complex privilege. As a recent recoverer from a head-on collision, I carry uncomfortable baggage about distracted drivers. The gentleman…
Posted On: May 1, 2013
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The unusually cold May-Day skies were crying today—the last day I had the pleasure of teaching at College of Visual Arts (CVA).
After 89 years, this St. Paul arts school on historic Summit Avenue is…
Posted On: March 28, 2013
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A meager 6-day BreakAway was all the Gods were willing to offer in atonement for this heinous, interminable winter. And though I really shouldn’t complain, I will—as the retreat became Dickensian in a fractional way:…
Posted On: December 31, 2012
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Over lunch recently, a work colleague who’s a longtime executive at a large ad agency described her Catch-22 predicament: She has about 40 days of unused vacation saved up. BUT, due to excessive vakay stockpiling,…
Posted On: May 25, 2012
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When the tough want to get going, tough sh*t happens. Murphy’s law? Conspiracy? Or just life? Minor disasters (that could stop your trip and ruin your day) come in many forms. Here are the latest…
Posted On: September 8, 2011
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Downtowns are supposed to be places where we can walk, gawk and escape our routine. Make some celebration. Stumble on an odd adventure. And feel the beat of the streets. When traveling—whether to New York…
Posted On: March 5, 2011
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Career break travel isn’t always postcards and peak moments. Last week, for example, one couple’s sabbatical got rocked by a deadly earthquake. Ouch! Imagine enjoying the legendary beauty of Christchurch, New Zealand, only to see…
Posted On: December 31, 2009
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Coral Bay on St. John offers a stunning setting for a retreat, and I’ve loved this place for 21 years now. But unlike a family farm, getaway sites feel eerily ephemeral. CB may be “where…
