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One of my favorite parts of QTR is anticipation. An adventure doesn’t have to begin when you get on the airplane. Sometimes it can begin months earlier, simply because you decide you want to participate rather than just observe. Back in May, I was in Paris for a week. I already knew that Randa Tang and I would be heading to Nashville later in the summer for a family wedding. It was going to be a combination of a traditional Western wedding and a Hindu wedding. I didn’t want to just show up...

One of the realities of getting older is that our parents get older too. My Dad is 87 years old. He has been diagnosed with vascular Parkinson's and, over the past year, has experienced recurring falls. My stepmother did an amazing job caring for him, but the situation had become increasingly difficult. When Dad fell, she simply did not have the strength to help him back to his feet. Sometimes he would have to wait on the floor, in the yard, or even on the driveway until a neighbor or friend...

I am on a special QTR trip this week. I am helicopter skiing in British Columbia, Canada with my ski buddy of over 40 years. Powder skiing is my passion. And if you love powder, there is nothing quite like helicopter skiing. No lift lines. No crowds. Just a machine that drops you onto a remote mountain and then disappears, leaving you alone with gravity, mountains, and choice. Today I was reminded of something from childhood. E Tickets. Do you remember when Disneyland did not have a...