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Travel

5 Surefire Ways to Fight Adultitis While Flying

by Kim 07.28.2010 Adultitis
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Looking for a surefire way to acquire a “Full-Blown” case of Adultitis? Two words: air travel The experience of flying is guaranteed to morph even the most “glass half full” type of person into a cynical scrooge – or your money back. (Ha!) Who knew a hefty case of Adultitis was free with the price [...]

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9 Tips For Making Your Home Movies Look Professional

by Jason 07.07.2010 Family Time
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Some of the best things to watch on TV are shows starring you and the people you love. But let’s face it, nobody likes sitting around watching boring video of cousin Jimmy’s birthday party that drags on and on and on. Fortunately, there are some pretty simple tips you can incorporate into the mix that [...]

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Making the Most Of Once-In-A-Lifetime Experiences

by Jason 07.04.2010 Travel
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I always imagined the skin of a dolphin would feel like a wet rubber Batman suit. Nope. I’d touched a dolphin before, at Seaworld. But only the part under the nose (the chin, I guess?). Now THAT felt like a wet rubber Batman suit. And so it was with great surprise that when Kim and [...]

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Key West Wisdom #1: Look Up

by Jason 07.02.2010 Key West Wisdom
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In this first tip, Kim discusses the importance (and benefits) of taking time to “look up” from the busyness of life once in a while.

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Speaking Snapshots: Sticky Cup

by Jason 05.26.2010 Create & Do
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Several years ago, we held an official Escape Event, in which we challenged Kim & Jason Nation to “do something fun that is inspired by one of your favorite movies!” Jim and Lisa Warsinske borrowed a bit from Driving Miss Daisy and Chevy Chase’s Vacation, and not only won six movie tickets, but created a [...]

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How to Converse Like a Crazy Person

by Jason 11.18.2009 Family Time
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So here’s a fun game to play with friends, family, co-workers, or fellow mental patients. It’s an idea that was shared with me by a woman at a nursing home social workers convention I recently spoke at. What I love about it is that it doesn’t cost a dime, you can play with any number [...]

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Invest In Small Delights

by Jason 05.01.2009 Delight in the Little Things

Often as adults, we get trapped into the thinking that we have to constantly chase the “bigger and better,” especially when it comes to vacations. Well, that can get expensive. In this video, I share some thoughts on escaping adulthood by investing in smaller, but no less gratifying, delights: iPod Version (20 MB)

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Escape Event #3 Winner: “The Cup”

by Jason 07.02.2008 Escape Events

Last weekend was Kim & Jason Escape Event #3. The challenge was simply this: Do something fun that is inspired by one of your favorite movies! Kim and I got talking about “our song” and remembered that it played a big role in the movie Karate Kid, Part II. The song I speak of is [...]

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Crabs and Coffee: View from a Camera

by Jason 10.22.2005 Delight in the Little Things

I finally got around to posting some pictures from the Seattle trip. (Check out my Escape Adulthood photo album) It’s hard to sum up the whole experience in photos. I think that when people go to visit new places, they try and take a million pictures of everything they see and do. And they end [...]

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