As I get a little bit older I keep having to investigate all these different types of insurance. For the business, for the cars, for the liability, for life, for health, for maternity. And everyone seems to be selling insurance now. For everything.
So I was meeting with some of my sales reps […]
I have this thing called the “four month rule.” As it goes, it takes about 4 months of constant reminding (I hate that word “nagging”) to get people to fall into the habit of doing things without being told. So when I realize, hey, we need to Brasso that banister every day so […]
Those of us lucky enough to be locals to Hamburger Square get to see some beautiful (and sometimes crazy) things every day. We enjoy each other’s fellowship, share in the pains and thrills of being in a growing downtown, and use each other as sounding boards to our frustrations. But for the most […]
I was sitting outside today watching the bubbles from Just Be pouring out and spilling into the sky. It was such a beautiful day and a clear blue sky and it just made me happy to be here on this corner.
I went and got a necklace from there with a beautiful quote from Mother Theresa […]
Okay, so, I belong to a few committees concerned with the progress of downtown. One of them I have been attending for 4 years is the Downtown Advisory Committee which is held by the city on the second Tuesday of every month. It is open to everyone.
We were both at the same meeting […]
We took our sons to their first soccer game of the season. I noticed my younger son wasn’t going after the ball. In fact, he was running circles on the opposite side of the field than the action was. So I whispered loudly to him, “Hey, Gabe, go get the ball!” […]
I was headed to The Green Bean for my latte when I heard a lot of commotion on Elm St. There was a guy sitting on the corner of Elm and McGee handcuffed and screaming obscenities at one of our bike cops. I was very impressed at how calm the policeman remained while this obviously inebriated man […]
This really doesn’t have much to do with the corner, or maybe it does. I sent my oldest two to school this week for kindergarten and first grade. They were counting down the days until the first day of school - they were so excited. So my younger one comes home — […]