In no particular order, here is what I learned this summer:

1. All cars sold to haul kids on vacation trips should have “glass wall” options like taxis to close off the back seat noise and shrapnel
2. If someone says they are car sick, it is better to stop and spend 5 minutes for a short walk than to clean vomit for 15 minutes
3. GPS systems can be wrong…really, really wrong:  “turn left onto the (non-existent) ferry”
4. Seemingly small wayfinding and other design flaws in hospitals can grow large when your friend or brother are sick
5. Medical residents are getting more and more savvy about patient safety (this is a good thing)
6. Medical residents are impatient with progress in patient safety (this is a great thing)
7. You can say you are going to write blog posts every week, then life happens

For those (still) reading my posts, I am going to upgrade the system to make sure you get announcements of my new posts.  For those about to read my posts, I am going to improve my marketing and networking to inspire me to continue my posts more regularly.