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The Truth Hurts

May 9, 2016

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Tough news hit me right before a wonderful family vacation last week. It came in the form of an email. Have you ever received unsettling news that way? No voice. No eye contact. It didn’t help that there wasn’t a thing I could do about it at the time…except focus on packing my bags and…

5 Things To-Do Before Vacation Starts

April 27, 2016

Brian Tucker

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Prior to hitting the road – Setting aside swimming trunks (getting to use them in warmer climes after they’ve clogged your drawer space ALL YEAR LONG) Packing that 1 book you’ve been meaning to read FOR EONS Buying some favorite “road warrior” snacks – examples include: Beef jerky (Mingua, if you can find it), Clif bars…

Best Road Trip Ever!

May 20, 2015

Brian Tucker

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Think of your favorite road trip. Do you have yours? What’s the best *spontaneous* trip you’ve ever taken? Not a vacation. Not a pre-set engagement. Just a “get-in-the-car-and-go” moment. — Mine happened in the Spring 2007. March. (I remember, because it was 2 months before I got engaged to my beautiful wife.) My buddy,…

3 Amazing Summer Reads

May 14, 2015

Brian Tucker

3 amazing summer reads, 3 Summer Reads to not Miss, airports, beach reads, books, brianltucker, drama, fun, life, stories, Tom Franklin, vacation

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These are “lesser known” reads and I hope this makes the Summer that much better for you. There’s something fun about reading books off-the-beaten-literary-trail, and these fit into that description. If you’ve never met me before and are wondering why you should take some stranger’s advice on this trio of books, just do it. I…

Great Vacations 101.

April 17, 2015

Brian Tucker

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That same year, 2003, provided another surprise. In addition to graduating Monticello High School, embarrassing myself in NYC, witnessing miracles in Brazil, and transferring colleges, there was another pit-stop along the way. We have to back up between Brazil and going away to college. It was a family cruise. My family wanted to visit the…