As you may know, Laurel and I brought a puppy into our home exactly one year ago. What you may not know is that I had said, “NO more dogs, EVER”, after our last pet passed almost 3 years ago. First, I meant what I said, and second, evidently, no one took me seriously when I said it. Enter, Juno Raspberry Barr, the adorable and highly energetic little puppy girl that has taken over our hearts and our home. One...

There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t receive multiple scam solicitations via email or snail mail. These attempts, also known as phishing attempts, are to try and steal my identity and access codes to my email addresses, bank accounts, registered trademarks, investment accounts or fraudulent efforts to steal my money. Here is an example of a phishing attempt I received today: I’ve written extensively on this topic. Here are some of my prior writings: It’s Time You...

I am always eager learning new insights from others while discovering and creating my own. Here are several of such key insights: Dreams become realities when they are documented, prioritized, and acted upon. If you haven’t failed, you haven’t tried hard enough. As Thomas Edison said: “I have not failed 10,000 times–I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.” I say, you are one step closer to achieving your goal. Learn something new daily because the impact is exponential...

I’ve been watching on Facebook the daily posted scores of my friends who play “Wordle” and I must admit I was curious as to what this craze was all about. But I’ve got my own pickleball craze, so I let the hankering pass only to discover that Laurel has been secretly admiring those who post quick solutions to those once daily puzzles. Well, she finally took the bait and has, over the last couple of days, been smitten with the...