Post Office And Dam, Sandy Hook, Connecticut 1914 Postcard, Pub by Corbett & Crowe, Sandy Hook, Conn A village, a town, and the river that runs through it… If you have ever lived in New England, then you are aware that many towns are made up of small villages. Sandy Hook, CT, is one such...Read More

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can’t miss…Lee Iacocca Cottonwood Tucson honors staff members In case you are counting, Cottonwood Tucson’s blog has been published since June 2008. Over the past four years we have often...Read More

Christmas Eve (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s Christmas Eve!  If you celebrate Christmas, then chances are over the next 48 hours you will be scrambling to finish your shopping and/or traveling to be with family to celebrate, enjoy a traditional meal and spend a great time with your grandparents, parents, siblings, spouses, children, cousins, nieces and...Read More

Look For The Silver Lining Look for the silver lining When e’er a cloud appears in the blue. Remember some where the sun is shining, And so the right thing to do, Is make it shine for you. A heart, full of joy and gladness, Will always banish sadness and strife. So always look for...Read More

Prepping for Super Bowl Sunday It really was only a month ago when we were writing about the holidays and New Year’s resolutions. This week many, if not most, Americans are readying their plans to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday.  Yes, Super Bowl XLVII (for those of us not familiar with Roman Numerals, this is Super...Read More

Boston Marathon Finish Line.1910. Author: Unknown. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Where were you on Monday, April 15, 2013? We are now two days out from the horrific events that occurred at the Boston Marathon. We thought we would take a few minutes to reflect about Boston’s citizens, the first responders to the Marathon bombings, those who...Read More

Are you a member of Al-Anon? If your loved one is an alcoholic or addict and has gone for treatment or he or she joined Alcoholics Anonymous, then chances are you have heard of Al-Anon. According to Al-Anon’s website: At Al‑Anon Family Group meetings, the friends and family members of problem drinkers share their experiences...Read More

Remembering our veterans… On Monday, November 11, 2013, our nation will celebrate Veterans Day. Other countries around the world refer to this day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. As so often happens with special days there can be whole generations which have no knowledge of how we came to honor veterans around the world...Read More

The holidays for most people are often a time of partying and jubilee, when people who do not normally consume a lot of alcohol end up drinking more. Consumption of alcohol can go from having a good time with one’s peers to a tragedy in a matter of seconds when one decides to get behind...Read More

A recent article in the New York Times, It’s the Holidays. How About Just One?, (Jim Atkinson, December 8, 2008) caught our attention. The author, an alcoholic with 16 years of sobriety, describes the cultural discourse that supports and encourages the over-use of alcohol at most events during the holidays. The readers, in this case...Read More