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I Ken Eastwood, have discovered time travel.
Well, maybe time ‘bending’ is a better word for it.
It’s called “the week before holidays”.
You know what I mean. You’re taking next week off and are really looking forward to it.
You try to keep busy and not think about it, but for whatever reason the week just moves at a snail’s pace!
Now I’m finding examples of time bending everywhere.
If the week before holidays is the longest week,
the longest year is the last one of your cell phone contract.
The longest day is after the boss says “We should get together tomorrow to talk about your future.”
The longest hour is the time during the dance recital after your kid has been on stage but before the end of the show.
The longest minute is the one after she says “I’ll just be a minute.”
The longest second is the second you realize the car in front of you has stopped…and you’re not going to.
Leo Tolstoy once wrote, “There is only one time that is important — NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time that we have any power.”
Leo obviously never took many holidays,
but what do I know?

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Have you ever read the real estate insert that comes with the weekend edition of the newspaper? I’m not looking for a house, but sometimes it’s just fun to look, especially if there are a couple of houses for sale in your neighborhood. Here’s the problem. Most of the time, for some reason, they have a bad habit of not listing the location and sometimes they don’t even print the price!
Here’s an example:
“Executive style ranch perfect for the professional couple. Carefully renovated with new kitchen cabinets, quartz counters and stainless appliances. Hardwood floors throughout with amazing closet space.” No price, no location, but gorgeous picture.
I get it, I know a few Real Estate agents and it’s a highly competitive industry. By leaving out some key information it’s supposed to forces interested buyers to call the agent.
You make that call only to find out the house is way out of your price range, but I do happen to have a couple of other listings in your price range.
But think about it, what are the most important pieces of information when you are buying a house?
Location and price. Granite toilets are awesome, but if it is next door to a hog rendering plant, I’m probably not interested…but what do I know.

This past weekend, I was at a wedding and ran in to a bit of an awkward social situation.
I was at the receiving line for the reception, get to the end of the line, shake hands with the Groom, and then the Bride. What to do? To hug or not to hug?
For me a hug is a pretty personal thing.
I freely hug my kids, my wife, my mom, my goalie after he makes a big save. You know, all the really important people in my life. Don’t get me wrong,
the bride is a friend, just not the kind of friend I would hug if we met on the street. It’s her big day though, so in the end
I went with the hug, and you know it kinda broke the ice for me. I thought, “Why aren’t we hugging more?” Especially in purely social situations like a wedding.
So I started hugging everyone. The mother of the groom, the best man, a nice long hug for the bartender after double scotch number three.
Then I started thinking maybe it’s time for the hug to squeeze out the handshake from social convention.
They say more germs are transferred by a handshake than a hug. We need to bring back the hug.
Have an appointment with the bank manager? Hug.
Meeting your girlfriend’s dad for the first time? Hug.
Arriving for a job interview? Hug.
So, from me to you this morning: virtual radio hug, and it’s mostly scotch free,
but what do I know?

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