Posted On: December 6, 2022
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Want to be one of these euphoric fans? You need to master Ticketmaster. Good luck with that…
Ever wonder why rock stars suddenly smash a perfectly good guitar? It’s because they failed to get tickets…
Posted On: November 18, 2022
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A year ago, I travelled to Portland, OR to watch my daughter play college soccer. THANKS to other parents, I was driven to the out-of-town game, introduced to tailgating under tarps in the rain, and…
Posted On: October 27, 2022
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Extremes are hot these days—as in climate change, political divides, and BreakAway photo exhibits. Please take a glance at the lovely new photo pairing in the carousel above. Today we add another pair of opposites…
Posted On: August 26, 2022
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A new student steps through the historical arches and into the metaphorical portals of her life-changing BreakAway for higher education.
In my world, the mind is racing, the desk is a neglected mess, and this…
Posted On: April 20, 2022
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Work is important, and sometimes sweet. But bosses-to-be need to recognize that savvy employees need Big Breaks too—whether to handle life’s adversity or to savor some serendipity.
Earlier this week, FC published (what some might…
Posted On: December 31, 2021
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A picture dances 1,000 words…so take pics, take breaks, and take nothing for granted.
This picture features my 2 perfect children. On New Year’s Eve, 2017, playing at sundown on a pristine beach on St.…
Posted On: December 6, 2021
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You’ll see it all in P-Town, even perky water-bikes at sunrise!
My daughter chose Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and has acclimated swimmingly to a life of higher learning, new friendships, and next-level…
Posted On: June 17, 2021
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The masks are flying off! The FF miles are in danger! Are we back to the same old new normal!?!
The interns have been lazy of late—stripping off masks, attending graduation events, and just generally…
Posted On: April 9, 2021
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It’s easy to see why Portland’s population has been popping.
Life takes me to Portland next week, as my daughter resumes her search for a college, a chore much compromised by the complications of COVID-19.…
Posted On: March 19, 2021
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For cold, cooped-up Northerners, nothing soothes like sun, sand, & surf…
I recently joined my daughter, a gaggle of her friends, and their families for a jaunt to Mexico’s Mayan Riviera beaches—a spring break tradition…
