My Favorite Florida Find So Far – Paint The Trail

Not only is Orlando about as far away geographically as you can get from Seattle in the continental US, its also very different culturally. I say this having spent a considerable amount of time in Mickey’s backyard visiting Renee’s parents on many trips over the past 16 years. “Artsy” is not a word I would […]

Autism Awareness Month, Autism Speaks & Sesame Street

So today was the seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day. Said who? Oh, that would be according to Autism Speaks, the most famous of the many Autism-related non-profit organizations. And while one might say that Autism Speaks has certainly done a fine job of raising the overall awareness of Autism during this time, I have […]

Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday To Don – A Friend Since Kindergarten

1friend noun \ˈfrend\ : a person who you like and enjoy being with This is the definition of a friend according to Merriam-Webster and I find it hard to argue with it. I would probably add a little more to it though. A real friend is someone who you may have long gaps between seeing or […]