How not to be a Douchebag Host when Someone is Visiting your City

It's that time of year when people love to travel...not so much to far away lands, but to simply visit friends and relatives, or to check out a new city within the country they live in.  If you live in a major city in the United States, you are liable to have requests to host a friend or two. 

Read More

People aren't Supposed to Like Traveling Now?

I logged on to Twitter early this morning...I have go to stop doing that, by the way.  I tend to have a timeline full of trolling and/or arguing about anything from how you would feel "If ya girl had an attractive male ObGyn" to if Lauryn Hill's fake-deep ass has her spirit in line enough to take the stage within a 30-minute window of her scheduled performance time).  It can't be a good way to start your day.  Anyway, I logged on to the Twitter, and I see people arguing about traveling.

Read More

Why are you Afraid to Take your Vacation Time?

There have been studies conducted that show that Americans are overwhelmed.  Yes...overwhelmed.  I'm just as surprised as you are.  I thought we were known for being one of the laziest countries in the world.  These studies actually show that nearly three-quarters of workers say they are stressed at work, with 25% reporting they are either “very” or “extremely” stressed.  Of course Americans are going to feel this way.  There is a huge population of full-time employees who leave their paid time off (PTO) unused.

Read More

20 Things Only Steppers will Understand

Steppers are a unique people.  It's not just a form of dance; it's a movement...pun intended.  What makes stepping so unique, though?  That'd be the fact that no matter what step team they were a member of, there is a universal lifestyle they live.  Here are a few examples.  Learn them.  Understand them.  Respect them.

Read More