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My Mom Went to Montreal and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Peter — Thu, 24 May 2012 04:01:12 +0000

About 2 in 3 Americans (66%) have traveled outside the United States at some point for a leisure trip. And according to those of us international travelers, our border neighbors (Canada and Mexico) are the #1 and #2 destinations visited. Now… is that because we are more likely to be able to get there (both [...]

Come Away with Me

Peter — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:01:59 +0000

Stating the obvious, who you travel with matters – a lot…. like there are certain people I would be willing to go away with for a long, fun-filled weekend in Mexico but I couldn’t possibly handle on a two-week trip to experience the culture and countryside of France (and vice versa). In an ideal world, [...]

Relaxation Nation

Peter — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:01:36 +0000

Our lives are filled with many stresses – our client needs a report by EOD; our car needs a new battery; our kids need to get to soccer practice; and our back needs some pain relief (almost all the time). So when we take a vacation, most of the time we just want to sit [...]

Aussie Bound

Peter — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:01:02 +0000

Americans say they are willing to spend a median amount of $1,000 on a leisure trip. But let’s imagine for a minute that you could travel anywhere in the world with all expenses paid (but you had to leave the United States), where would you choose to go? Remember – you can go anywhere… Well, [...]

What Happens on Facebook Doesn’t Always Stay in Facebook

Peter — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:01:06 +0000

Last I heard, my wife earned a status of “limited access” to my youngest daughter’s Facebook profile. My understanding is that full-access privileges were revoked sometime last year. I’m not exactly sure what prompted the punitive measures, but I suspect comments about revealing clothes, unsavory looking characters, and/or evidence of activities that might be frowned [...]

It’s Better to Give Than To Receive – Maybe

Peter — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:01:34 +0000

At the height of Powerball-mania a few weeks back, my wife came home with two tickets. Conservative by nature, she’s not one to spend money on long-shots, but the thought of a quarter-million dollars and a life in the lap of luxury was enough for her to plunk down a couple of bucks at the [...]

Don’t Mess with Texas

Peter — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:01:19 +0000

I don’t live in the South but I can tell you anecdotally that whenever I visit, all my closest Southern friends tell me how they envision us Northeasterners living by our own set of (non-) rules. Now, I’m speaking of a sample size equal to about 10, but all of those 10 friends think we [...]

We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby – But Not How You Think

Peter — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:01:18 +0000

So while gender inequality has evolved over the past many decades in America, it still exists in pay and position and parenting, and you’ll never guess (or maybe you will) where else… It turns out the needle on our moral compass is more flexible for …women… in the case of lying. Almost 2 in 3 [...]

What Happens in Our Home Is Our Business

Peter — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:01:33 +0000

Most of us Americans (nearly 7 in 10 to be exact) believe that the U.S. government has a right to intervene and create laws that impact at least some aspect of our lives from our children’s education to our own recreation. However, what’s interesting is that a majority of us don’t agree on where those [...]

How Do Santa’s Reindeers Fly?

Peter — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:01:23 +0000

Just like most of the American public, I believe it is wrong to tell a lie. Seems like a pretty easy thing to agree to, right? Like when I hear a politician running for office say he/she is pro-education and pro-jobs. That’s how I feel about lying. I’m anti-lying. Except, once I became a parent, [...]