This is just a quick reminder that you need to give yourself a break. And even a small break is better than no break.
A few weekends ago, Heather and I took a one night break from normal life. It was so refreshing. Just being in a different place than our suburban home was enough to refresh our souls. We took the opportunity to talk about things that wouldn’t fit into normal days’ discussions.
So if you haven’t taken a break for a while, do whatever it takes and get away. You won’t regret it.
I snapped this photo in the “back yard” of the place we stayed. It was part of a huge sundial that someone built more than fifty years ago.


I got hit with a red-light camera ticket.
I found this card on the parking lot of a Target store.
Life just gets to be too much at times.
A store in our neighborhood closed. I was really sad. Though I was not a big patron of
Traffic is part of life in many large cities around the world. The traffic in the busiest of USA cities is nothing compared to the grid-lock that affects many urban centers, particularly in the “developing world.”
I like the weird taste of
About a week ago, Denver experienced some of the most amazing flowering spring-ness that I’ve ever seen. But it quickly started disappearing. A major wind storm blew many of the blossoms to the ground. Then a quick hailstorm finished off more of the blooms.
Last Friday evening was a significant occasion for our family. Our oldest son Jay, a senior, was voted “Mr. Eagle” at a big high school event. He beat 11 other contestants. (His class has roughly 500 kids.)