Vacation Observations and Lessons

In my most recent column I mentioned looking forward to our big family vacation. I stated that you may be hearing more about it in the future. Now that I have been back for over a week, I thought I might just spend this entire space looking back on our time out west. If you are one who easily gets bored or jealous hearing about someone’s trip, you may want to read another section. But hopefully you can read on as I reflect on observations and lessons learned as I take you to beautiful Southern California.

Because our flight was so early (to save money) there were no airport hotels offering a s...