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The Basics of Economy
March 27, 2017
I travel my fair share of the open skies. I will almost always book the cheapest flight, and in fact, have four trips on four airlines over three months that …
Facebook Falling Out of Favor
March 20, 2017
Last week I was reading an industry article about Facebook’s recent attempts to steal everything that is Snapchat, and almost unapologetically. It referenced a report about how personally generated, original …
Years of Music
March 13, 2017
It may come as no surprise that I listen to a LOT of great music. It definitely is genre specific, but I love good, live music. If it’s with an …
For the Love …
February 15, 2017
Two years and one day ago, aboard a chartered cruise ship, I was exposed to something different, life changing, exciting, challenging, and inspirational. I wish I could say it was …
My Travel Essentials
January 25, 2017
My friends would say I travel often, but not usually for work. Most years, I take several long weekend trips out of the city with a longer one- to two-week …
2016 … Wait, What?
December 30, 2016
I don’t want to write this. I’ve been avoiding it for weeks. Actually, a lot of it was never written because I was avoiding most of it throughout the year. …
Best Meals of 2016
December 14, 2016
It’s the time of year for countdowns and reviews. With that, an idea I read about on nytimes.com for top restaurants or meals made me think, “What and where were my …
We’re LIVE!
December 5, 2016
It’s been a labor of love, in a good way. You’re looking at the new website for Ross Schmadebeck. Okay, okay, that sounds a bit grandiose and overzealous. You’re right. …
In Transition
November 26, 2016
If you haven’t been on my site in a while, then this may look a little different and maybe entirely new. Long story short, I’m putting into practice my learnings …
Scotland Adventure
October 20, 2016
Unfortunately, because of how busy the trip was, I’m writing this journal entirely retrospective. It’s not my preferred process, but was necessary for a good reason. As such, it’s written …