Oftentimes, it is the gesture represented that is remembered.

In France one man’s fish is another man’s “poisson”.

Very cool - the whole thing.....Being in Cuba, The exchanges, the little moments of connection, the pleasure brought by the exchange - the whole experience. Well Done !

Love it! I especially love the photo! If you go back again, let me know so that I can get my friend to cook you a nice meal on me!

My LP collection is willed.

Love this! Reminds me of what Sonja Lyubomirski says in The Myths of Happiness: There are 4 things that make us happier than financial affluence.
1. Spend less money on “stuff” and more money on experiences, developing ourselves and investing in interpersonal connections.
2. Spend money on others not yourself. Fascinating research here. If you give people $20 and have them spend it on themselves they’ll be less happy than if they spend it on others.
3. Spend money to give you time. TIME affluence is a much better predictor of happiness than financial affluence.
4. Spend money now but wait to enjoy it. There’s a ton of happiness in the ANTICIPATION of something. So, for example, book a trip for 6 months from now then look forward to it the whole time, enjoy it, then savor it.
Fred, you are living it! (You too, Missy. You’re my hero!) :))

Nice!

What wonderful gestures on your part . Understanding the Cuban love for baseball and Rawlings no less . The symbol of quality baseball gear . Good thinking Derf . But that's what you do . You think . Cerebral on top of it all . Yeah . If my giant wake up call 3 years ago taught me anything it taught me that affluence is over rated . Family and well being top the list . Money sure helps . But it's not the end all . Peace of mind . It don't come easy . But when you have it you have trumped what ever else waits in the ambush . You have to embrace this peace of mind stuff pro actively . You know Luke , our son . He gave me a set of his dog tags when he deployed with the Marine Corps . I wear them around my neck 24/7 . Never take them off . I may never take them off . He wears a set himself obviously . I touch them at least once a day . Peace of mind . Waiting for the next Skype . Listening to my Big Black Lab's rhythmic breathing in the dark of night . His head on my chest . Knowing unconditional love .

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This blog was inspired by my grand daughter Maggie who asked for a little background for her presentation on Cuba.