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"Research shows that trying something new significantly slows cognitive decline and may slow biological aging at the cellular level.  Stepping out of your comfort zone builds cognitive reserve which keeps the brain sharp and lowers the risk of degenerative diseases." Yep, that's what they say.... Last week, I went WAY out of my comfort zone and attended GenCon, a board game convention, in Indianapolis with Glo, Clarkie and Ethan....and 70,000 other people.  Ethan had attended a couple of years, and he thought I would enjoy it. First day? Holding on for dear life.  Never felt so out of place.  Tripped and bruised my knee.  Got yelled at by two loud French men.  I may have cried. Day Two? Followed Ethan around while he showed me the ropes of everything.  He held my figurative hand through the horde.  How to watch a demo game.  How to start a "play through".  How to "feel" if a game is good or not in five minutes or less.  At the end o...

Ethan has been asking for a family trip to the Upper Peninsula for about ten years now, and we made it happen in 2026! After Hannah's and my trip to Copper Harbor three years ago, I figured it was as good a time as any for our entire family to visit.  It must've been divine inspiration that I found the cabins I did because I don't remember the moment I found them or what research I did into it all (which is usually mountains of web pages and price comparisons).  We spent the week at Fresh Coast Cabins which has an official address of Copper Harbor, MI, but the camp really sits in between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor along the northern coast of the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior. I love the cabins.  Each one is different, and they really just sit alone in the forest.  Copper Harbor feels much more like a Sedona situation or even a cruise ship dock--more people there with a "white trash" kind of feel (I probably shouldn't write that but I'm hoping it ...