Tag Archive: "facts & stats"
Posted On: November 3, 2014
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Our obsession with smartphones festers on. Go to a social spot like a bar or a rock concert and most everyone is focused on their phone. Students list “no wifi” as a reason they won’t…
Posted On: July 24, 2014
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Thank goodness the good people at Meet Plan Go offered me a gig to write about Baby Boomer travel and career breaks—or this blog might get lost on Summer BreakAway. That said, I’ve been enjoying…
Posted On: July 1, 2014
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USA Today (today) offers a story/survey about workers in their 40s and 50s. And—guess what!—what they want most in their careers is better work-life balance and less stress. The only thing regarded as more important…
Posted On: August 23, 2013
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You can’t toss a diploma anymore without hitting some media story about the plight of millennials. They can’t find decent jobs. They’re up to their mortar boards in debt. They’re moving back in with their…
Posted On: February 24, 2013
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A recent article from McClatchy describes our lust for technology—smart phones, SM, TV, games—and the fact that we are not alone. That is, our life partners likely share this myopic desire. And that’s wreaking havoc…
Posted On: January 16, 2013
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“NOT in MY house!” So goes an old saying. And in MY house, those NOTS include a short but do-able list of guidelines for Sundays:
> No working.
> No obsessing on tech toys.
>…
Posted On: April 22, 2012
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A few nights ago, I returned from an event to join my extended family—which in this case included five children in a living room. They were gathered in darkness around a blaring TV. Four of…
Posted On: April 3, 2012
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Not yet. But stick around a few years. Time Warner did a study recently, and survey sez…
If they had to give up one thing, here’s what New Yorkers would give up:
32% would give…
Posted On: March 16, 2012
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A group of guy pals celebrated a friend’s retirement last week. He’s earned it; he’s ready. So what’s next?
I have no idea!”
he answered with a cunning grin.
He does still have a kid…
Posted On: January 26, 2012
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Survey sez: 52% of the happiness we derive from travel is experienced before we even arrive at our destination.*
If that’s true, then why not always have a getaway in the planning stages just to…
