Posted On: February 1, 2023
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Have we entered dystopian times? This skull—and some other sources—seem to think so.
BreakAways in the News (BITN) is back after a short sabbatical. Thanks for your patience…
The interns continue to pile up clippings…
Posted On: December 15, 2022
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Dark daze ahead? Probably. So take that trip sooner than later.
Many times, when someone returns from vakay or BreakAway, I’ve asked the cliché question, “So what was the best part about __________?” Usually, the…
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 17, 2021
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If you conquer fear, you can do dangerous things worry-free!
As I write this near St. Paul, news radio keeps telling us about yesterday’s weather records: Highest temperature; highest dewpoint; first December tornado(s); first December…
Posted On: September 14, 2021
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Hello Friends. Are you there? Maybe so, maybe not, because we may have lost subscribers due to a terrible tech snafu—not the Russians, not hackers, just one of those lamentable collapses that happens. Perhaps you’ve…
Posted On: March 3, 2019
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What you see here is indeed a tiny house. For ice fishing, mostly. Similar castles dot Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes by the gazillions for months, and then must disappear by midnight the first Monday in March,…
Posted On: May 3, 2018
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BreakAway themes continue to gain traction in the Real World. Here are some favorites, starting with the seemingly unthinkable idea of tour groups that ban cell phones.
Radical Sabbatical Idea: Hang up and hang out…
Posted On: March 15, 2018
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As everyone knows, this site launched 10 years ago before an historic 4-month island-hopping winter with two kids in tow. Since then, sabbaticals and career breaks in the news have been occasionally chronicled by our…
Posted On: July 25, 2016
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My son finished his first year at Princeton and promptly set out for his walkabout—5.5 weeks of backpacking and hammocking his way through Denmark and the French/Spanish/Italian Mediterranean. Nice (France) was already in the news…
Posted On: July 12, 2016
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WAR
During the Vietnam War, Canada welcomed most any American man whose conscience would not allow him to go to war and inflict harm on other people. Brilliant. Compassionate. Generous.
CIVIL WAR
Today, we have…
