by Pamela Lamp
August 21, 2019
in Travels
tags beach, Oregon, play, Portland, Travel, Willamette Valley, wine tasting
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A Few Days in Portland and Willamette Valley

by Pamela Lamp
August 21, 2019
in Travels
tags beach, Oregon, play, Portland, Travel, Willamette Valley, wine tasting
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Loaded with hiking trails, bike paths, coffee shops, and craft breweries, Portland, Oregon is a laid-back, long-weekend getaway. Although we didn’t time our visit to coincide with the region’s fall foliage, blooming lavender fields, or bountiful tulips, we still had plenty to see. Here’s a quick roundup to exploring Portland and a couple of points beyond.

WALKING

Downtown’s Pearl District offers lots of easy walking among scattered wine and beer

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by Pamela Lamp
August 8, 2019
in Giving Back
tags Drowning, Nicole Hughes, Parenting, Water Guardian
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Nicole Hughes – Drowning Prevention

by Pamela Lamp
August 8, 2019
in Giving Back
tags Drowning, Nicole Hughes, Parenting, Water Guardian
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Nicole Hughes glanced out the window, saw her three-year-old son floating in the pool, and was, for a fraction of a second, confused. Levi was bathed, fed, and ready for bed. “We aren’t swimming….” she remembers thinking. Six couples from around the country, long-time friends since medical school, gather each summer near Gulf Shores, Alabama. Vacationing in the same beach house for the seventh year, some were laughing and talking

by Pamela Lamp
July 23, 2019
in Food & Drink, Travels
tags 30A, bakery, beach, business, Charlie Mingus, doughnuts, Florida, food
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Charlie Mingus – Doughnuts and a Truck

by Pamela Lamp
July 23, 2019
in Food & Drink, Travels
tags 30A, bakery, beach, business, Charlie Mingus, doughnuts, Florida, food
4

A man smiled and handed a crisp $100 bill to the young woman doling out maple and blueberry and key lime doughnuts to the early morning risers. Nodding at the long line of folks behind him, he wanted to buy breakfast for all of them. “My eight-year-old son recently passed away,” he said quietly, “and this was his favorite place to go at the beach.” Surrounded by beautiful white homes

by Pamela Lamp
July 12, 2019
in Creativity, How Does This Work?, Self Study
tags Enneagram, health, relationships, Sharon Ball
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Sharon Ball – What is Your Enneagram Type?

by Pamela Lamp
July 12, 2019
in Creativity, How Does This Work?, Self Study
tags Enneagram, health, relationships, Sharon Ball
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You may have shaken hands with someone wearing a tiny pin, or even a t-shirt, announcing “I am a 7.” Some people introduce themselves by offering, “I’m a 5.” They want us to immediately know what to expect from them – and their behavior. After seventeen years of counseling and steering clients through depression, grief, life transitions, trauma, and disasters, Sharon Ball founded the Nashville Center For Enneagram and Wellbeing.

by Pamela Lamp
June 23, 2019
in Creativity, How Does This Work?
tags Ben Sanders, business, Colin Ristig, Denver, GetWaldo, Greg Lamp, startups
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The GetWaldo Team – Tech Startup

by Pamela Lamp
June 23, 2019
in Creativity, How Does This Work?
tags Ben Sanders, business, Colin Ristig, Denver, GetWaldo, Greg Lamp, startups
1

I always hesitate to pay full price for a pair of sandals or a great new blouse or the cute black dress I love but don’t really need. Invariably, the item will go on sale shortly after I bring it home. I realize many retailers have price adjustment policies. Bring the item back to the store, and they will happily honor the sale price and refund the difference. But I

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