A Warning to Vacationers
If you are not vigilant on vacation and let your guard down for one minute, tchotchke's and brochures will invade your luggage, vehicle, purse - even your pockets! To guard against the evil invasion of the tchotchke's and brochures think before you buy: Where will I put this when we get home? If you don't have a space for it, don't buy it. Will it translate into my normal life after vacation? Can I just take a photo of it with my camera phone to look back at and laugh later? Can I get this information online? Brochures are a paper version of a website. So, if you see an interesting brochure, take a photo of it or write the name in a notebook. Look it up when you get home. The photo above was taken with my smart phone at a Disneyworld gift shop a few years ago. If you have been to Disney and have experienced the monorail transportation system, you know this phrase well. I took a photo of the t-shirt to remember it. I certainly w...