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Tag: Chicago Cubs
Apr 8, 2024

Chicago Cubs Home Opener

Despite temperatures near freezing and impending rain, I enjoyed the Chicago Cubs home opener. The Cubs won 5–0, with the game ending just as the rain arrived.

IHG Business Edge: A Smarter Way for Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses to Travel

IHG Business Edge is a complimentary travel program designed to help small- and mid-sized businesses manage travel more efficiently while saving on hotel stays. Members enjoy access to guaranteed discounts, loyalty benefits, and partner offers across IHG Hotels & Resorts’ global portfolio of 7,000-plus hotels in more than 100 countries.

Dec 27, 2023

Great Reads 2023

This year I read a few fewer books than usual, but they were all pretty good. That made it tough to narrow down my choices for my favorite books of 2023.

Sep 11, 2023

Friendly Confines

The Chicago Cubs were not projected to be very good this season. In a pleasant change, the Cubs are still in contention for the playoffs in September. Of course, lots of things have changed at Wrigley Field in the last several years.

The Art of Balance in Seoul: Beyond the Boardroom

The value of a destination is no longer defined solely by infrastructure, efficiency or scale. Increasingly, it is measured by a city’s ability to balance productivity with well-being — creating opportunities for focus, restoration and more meaningful connections.

Apr 5, 2023

Opening Day at Wrigley Field

Major League Baseball's Opening Day is one of the best sports days of the year. Opening Day represents new hope for a successful season. For my beloved Chicago Cubs, who have been to one World Series in my life, that hope is usually lost by midseason, replaced by the familiar “wait 'til next year” refrain.