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Top Ten Things Not to Do Returning From a Long Trip
The inspiration for this list was my return from a ten-day trip. Just in case you wonder I am entirely innocent of any of these incidents. Hope you enjoy. Top Ten Things Not to Do Returning From a Long Trip 10 If you are returning from a long trip, do not forget where you […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do on an Overseas Flight
The inspiration for this post is the fact that I am held captive on a flight to the UK. The beautiful part is I will have landed by the time it is published. 10 If you are on an overseas flight, do not wander up and down the aisles like a zombie. If you […]
Top Ten Things Your Mother Told You Not to Do
The inspiration for this list came from observing some weird behavior on the beach and wondering aloud it that person’s mother ever told them not to do what they were doing. The wondering brought up thought on what our mothers told us not to do. I hope you enjoy the list. 10 Your mother told […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Eye Doctor
The inspiration for this list was living through the replay of the eye doctor visit with our youngest. Since she is a millennial, we were very pleased that she went to the eye doctor and so we were passive listening to the blow by blow of the visit. Ten Things Not to Do at the […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do Traveling by a Train
The inspiration for this list is the fact that my producer is on the Amtrack California Zephyr from Davis California to Omaha Nebraska. She will be enjoying the route through the High Sierras and will be spending two nights on the train. The idea was to go with girlfriends and take a historic route to their […]
Ten Things Not to Do When Spring Cleaning
This list is inspired by the waiting list of to do’s that have generally been classified as “Spring Cleaning Chores.” I have been studying the list (the first step) for the last few days and was reminded of all the things I needed to think about before getting to work. To those of you […]
Ten Things Not to Do on a Road Trip
The inspiration for this list came with President’s Day weekend. A lot of people are on road trips, and at least maybe they will read this before heading back home today. I always look back fondly on those road trips so many years ago. Ten Things Not to Do on a Road Trip 10 On […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at a Wine Tasting
The inspiration for this list is attendance at some wine tasting events in my time. My wife worked as a marketing person for a winery in Northern California and was required to taste wine every week. Of course, she was a professional and would take delight in witnessing some of the events listed. Since I […]
Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Beach in Freezing Weather
The inspiration for this list is two-fold. One, we have had two nights of sub-freezing temperatures with daytime highs in the 30’s. Two, we have some people from up North who visit each winter. They are called “Winter Texans” and continually provide examples of what not to do. I hope you enjoy the list. […]
Top Ten Excuses Not to Use For Skipping Work
The inspiration for this list comes from the memory of having to return to the day job after a long weekend like we are having now. It seems the wounds are just beginning to heal and it is time to go back to battle only to be reopened again. This list has been developed so […]



















