Then there’s trip insurance

travel insurance website
Travel insurance makes sense under certain circumstances.
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Been working on resolution since August. This email is from December 5, 2023. My response is below. Sharing it as a way for me to .think .differently

Design your life’s structure and processes with as few moving parts as possible.

dad

Trip insurance only makes sense for us for one ‘hotel’ in Glacier.

Why?

Their cancellation policy, and price.

It’s a no-brainer that trip insurance makes perfect sense.

What follows is the email content i just sent to IMGlobal…

Drumroll please…..

Jessica, thank you for your message. Have to admit, the prospect of “proving my case” is daunting. Paralyzing even. Hence the delay.

Finally, today, i have an idea that seems like a “blinding flash of the obvious” — start with a small first step.

So here goes…

The Trip Insurance purchase date is actually from 2022, not 2023 (as you have documented). How do we reconcile that?

Once that is reconciled, we can take the next small step.

Thanks for your continued support.

Ps. Also including Sapphire, who has been with me on this journey since August.

— End email.–

Note: It’s now 5:00 PM…Today has been a great day. Every day is a great day. Why? Because of attitude. Yes, the sky could be falling (and since eye surgery four months ago, it often feels like it is) but i refuse to let let things i cannot control poison my thinking.

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When does it end?

website warning message
You see this when a website’s SSL Certificate is expired. Lane8.org is NOT expired. So why the message? Great question.
website warning message
This message should never happen on my sites. My Hosting Plan is always a five-year renewal. i’m good through 2028. Today is 2023.
website warning message
If it’s good through 12.18.2024, then why on 12.19.2023 is there an error?
website warning message
All 10 of my sites have been “Parked” by GoDaddy. This means no one can read the blogs or visit my Disney Keynote Speaker site. It also means i cannot access my WordPress Administrative Dashboard.
Darn straight it’s taken, until 2028, and then auto renew in perpetuity.
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See the fine print? Good through 2033. This is not true, but suppose it was…there should be no error messages.
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This pic is a transition from GoDaddy anxiety to Glacier Grace. Sunset from the Hotel balcony. That’s the Continental Divide’s Eastern profile.

Internet. Can’t live with it. Can’t live without it.

dad

The challenges with GoDaddy the past two months are remarkable.

i’m remarking about the issues to every GoDaddy employee i speak with.

These are not excellence-driven remarks.

These are “WTF” (Wow, That’s Funny”) remarks.

It’s astounding.

Misinformation.

Unwelcome surprises.

Dropped balls.

Broken promises.

Over-selling.

Under-delivering.

And yet.

And yet i’m still a fan.

Why?

(sometimes i wonder why)

Because since 2008, GoDaddy has impressed me in the same league as Disney, Apple, WordPress.

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Weathering life’s storms

Car navigation system
4:32 PM (upper left). We departed at 6:27 AM. Called it the night before, 10 hours. Nailed it.

Have fun being right. Embrace being wrong. Learn from both.

dad

Tomorrow’s drive, with tonight’s pathway, is six-plus hours.

i’m calling it eight hours, simply by adding two hours to Google Map’s estimate.

Then there’s the wild card…

Monday morning. Driving to Walt Disney World. One week before Christmas.

Ho, ho, ho!

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Get rollin’

Nickelback album on Apple Music screenshot
We’re walking the mall after lunch, and we stopped into Hot Topic, and this song was playing.

Days turn out best for those who make the best of how days turn out.

dad

We are heading South and will collide into a late-season Gulf of Mexico weather event that’s creeping up the East Coast.

Time will tell how driving conditions unfold.

We could have left yesterday and avoided the challenge.

But departing yesterday at 6:30 AM felt rushed.

So we stayed an extra day and enjoyed the laid-back pace.

Hitting save on this post right now to finish today’s five blogs.

T-minus 50 minutes to “wheels-up”.

C-ya!

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Holiday HQ

Korean restaurant logo and website
Unique. Fun. Sensory overload.
friends at a restaurant
Angelina snapped this group photo.
friends at a restaurant
Angelina helped us manage the sensory overload.
friends at a restaurant
You can’t pose a photo like this (to my knowledge).
friends at a restaurant
Funny is contagious.
friends at a restaurant
These upcoming college graduates have known each other for five years, since freshman year.
friends at a restaurant
For context and posterity. Leaving for campus.
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Walking back to Campus. The ‘infamous’ Towson sign. Rowdy the Gopher, the Goucher mascot, is in blue and gold.

Never let your memories be bigger than your dreams.

dad

Simple, key, repeatable messages.

It’s how Disney taught me (and every Cast Member that ever was, is now, or ever will be) the most important, foundational basics.

Never get bored with the basics.

Do the basics brilliantly.

You’re welcome.

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