Joe Battista
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Our Fascination with Souvenirs, Trinkets and Memorabilia
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This past Sunday my wife, Heidi, and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary by attending a production of the Broadway hit show “Jersey Boys” at the Arts Center of Coastal […]
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Six Degrees of Separation, Penn State-Style
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Networking, as we all know, is a crucial skill and the research on happiness shows the more we are engaged socially, the happier and healthier our lives will be. Most […]
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Weekend Warriors
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This past weekend we hosted the third annual Weekend Warriors Adult Hockey Camp in Sun Valley, Idaho. Attendees included high school best friends John and Colin, originally from Maryland, who […]
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Let’s Huddle Up
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“Let’s go, huddle up! Bring it together.” That was a regular command I shouted during my short-lived quarterback days as a youth football player. After each play it was the […]
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A Slice of Banana Ball
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If you are all about family entertainment, at a very reasonable price, then you will love “Banana Ball” as played by the now world-famous Savannah Bananas minor league baseball team. […]
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Roots and Wings, and a Field of Dreams Moment
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“Good parents give their children roots and wings.” -Jonas Salk As Father’s Day approaches I received one of the best gifts a father could hope for: quality time with my […]
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Now That You’ve Graduated, What’s Next?
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Graduation is a time to celebrate but it can also be a time of tremendous stress as high school, technical school and college graduates all seek to answer, “What’s next?” […]
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The Sound of Freedom
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While on a beautiful drive home from a day in Charleston, South Carolina, with my visiting parents, we happened to stop for gas outside the postcard-worthy southern town of Beaufort. […]
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Driven (Crazy) By Golf
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Why do people play golf? It takes a lot of time, money and, most of all, anger management. You can hit a perfect shot only to get a bad bounce or […]
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Making Your Time Count
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When was the last time you reached out to your parents, siblings, children, relatives or a good friend to plan and execute a special trip or event? This is your […]