Several years ago, I was out to dinner in Orlando with a colleague. At the time, she was the director of training at a large resort and convention hotel located near Disney World. Her hotel competed for group business head to head with Disney’s own hotels. If you have experienced
Last May, I contacted a Twitter celebrity or Twitty (Twit + celebrity = Twitty) to see how I could go about buying ten signed copies of his latest book. My plan was to send a copy to every 1,000th follower of my Twitter updates with a note as a way
Last week, my family and I traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to attend a family reunion. While in Lincoln, we stayed at a full service hotel downtown. When we arrived at the hotel, we unloaded several bags from our vehicle onto the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Minutes later, a
I recently stayed at a full-service hotel in Scottsdale, AZ that offered a nice workout facility with treadmills and stationary bikes that faced a set of wall-mounted flat screen televisions. The audio for each television was accessed individually at the exercise equipment in order for each guest to listen to
Last Monday I sprained my lower back while playing tennis. If you’ve ever tweaked your lower back to the point that getting in and out of a chair requires grit, you know the pain and discomfort I’m talking about. For the rest of Monday and all day Tuesday, I pretty
Last week, I emailed a file to a local office supply store that offers printing services. In the message, I included a request to be contacted regarding pricing and an estimated completion time. A couple of hours later, since I had yet to hear back, I decided to phone the
Patient: Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Doctor: If you aim it well enough. Throughout history, humor has been recognized for its healing qualities. The proverb proclaims what modern science has confirmed: “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” Medieval professor of surgery, Henri de Mondeville,
Let’s do a word association. You know how these work: I’ll name a word and you, off the top of your head, identify a set of words that you associate with that word. Ready? The first word is indifference. What words immediately come to mind? The second word is enthusiasm.
Last night, my family and I visited one of those ice cream parlors that use a heated stone to meld together savory concoctions of an array of sweets and premium ice cream. Because each order is usually custom-made, it takes a bit longer to fulfill orders here than in typical
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