Traveling for work is not always enjoyable, but when it is for a week-long conference at a fancy hotel, that improves it. Plus, when Nicole can travel and stay with me, that enhances it even more! The week was coming to an end, the conference has wrapped...

The conference call had been going on too long, far too long. The speaker on the phone droned on as two co-workers went back and forth on what to me was a very unimportant point. Listening to the debate, I would make appropriate sounding noises while I br...