Philadelphia Phillies – Lehigh Valley IronPigs – Hudson Valley Renegades What started as trip to see Bryce Harper’s final rehab game in Lehigh Valley turned into a three ballpark weekend road trip. As Harper began rehabbing, I had an idea – take my son on a roadtrip to see Harper play in a minor league…
Citi Field (New York) – Nationals Park (Washington) – Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore) – Citizen’s Bank Park (Philadelphia) Tickets purchased! In one week we leave for our first baseball road trip. My son and I will visit four major league ballparks in four days. Here’s the plan: Three hour drive down to Citi…
Museum and zoo memberships offer pretty good value if you visit frequently and many have reciprocal agreements with other museums across the country. But until recently I never really considered it a good option for me and my family. While we love taking the kids to children’s museums, science centers, and zoos, the few places…
Shortly after waking up on the morning of August 18 I checked my email and found three messages from Facebook. The first, from 2:37 am, contained the security code I had supposedly requested. The second, from 2:40 am, asked if tried to log in from somewhere new. And the third, from 2:44 am, let me…
Weekends used to be an opportunity to “catch up” on sleep after getting only six hours of sleep a night during the week. Often times I would oversleep on the weekends. It seemed like a good idea, but I’d end up feeling crummy when I eventually got out of bed. And I’d regret wasting the…
On March 30, 1981 President Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley. His survival put an end to a streak dating back to William Henry Harrison’s election as the 9th President of the United States in 1840. At approximately 2:30 P.M. on March 30th, John Hinckley fired six shots, in less than two seconds, at…
We all know how important goals are. It seems everyone has ideas on how to set goals, how to achieve goals, and how important goals are to your success. But sometimes setting goals just doesn’t seem to work. I find this happens most often in areas of improvement or optimization and especially when there isn’t…
Due to a combination of distraction and procrastination, it’s been a while since my last a post. I had high hopes of producing a lot of content over the holidays, but that didn’t pan out. Between my parents visiting and spending time with the kids, I had less time than anticipated. And when I did…
This may sound unbelievable, but reducing these monthly expenses could result in well over $50,000 of additional money in retirement. The end of the year is a good time to look at your routine spending and identify ways to cut costs. As last year came to an end I took a hard look at my…
Free National Park access for fourth graders through the end of August 2021. The Every Kid Outdoors program gives fourth graders and their families free access to every National Park in the United States. And this year it has been extended to include fifth graders. Free admission covers the whole family – all children under…