Keep the Positive Energy Flowing

Since retiring, I've dialed back my news consumption considerably.
As a communications pro, I felt duty-bound to keep up with the latest. I listened to news headlines on the local AM radio station and NPR affiliate on the way to work, scanned news fed to me from area TV stations and newspapers, checked in with CNN,...

 From Mike...
If you're from the Cincinnati area, you know what a big deal Opening Day is. The start of the Reds' baseball season ranks right up there with New Year's, July 4, or even Christmas.
Cincinnati is home to the first professional baseball team, founded in 1869. Every year since 1920, the community has flocked downtown for the Findlay Market Opening Day parade. People of all ages line the streets for a parade that stretches miles from...

 From Mike...
Now that I'm back from the 10-day retirement kickoff in Arizona, the transition into the next phase of my life takes on more practical meaning.
Yesterday afternoon, I happily created some space in my cramped bedroom closet by gladly removing about two dozen dress shirts and six or seven pairs of Dockers. They had served me well during those many days in the office. (I did keep several of the...

 From Mike...
Didn't experience a letdown after returning from 10 days of entertaining baseball in awesome ballparks, glorious hiking in the desert, enjoyable eating of delicious food, and partaking in the friendly company of longtime friends.
On Sunday morning (yesterday), less than a day after leaving Arizona for Cincinnati, my friend Ben texted a flyer to me promoting "Live Blues: Dry Riders Presents Mike Zito" in Milford, Ohio (about 20 minutes from my house.) The event promised a speaker...