My friend Joel is a smart cookie, so in appreciation I stole his line about generosity and free not being the same thing. I hope we stay friends. I often find free to be tricky. Free can mean a taste, a sample, a sneak peak, but sometimes it's just dismissible. I don't need any koozies with giant logos, thank you. But generosity is hard to dismiss. It can be free (thanks Joel), or it can be more than what you paid for, more than what you expected. As in hand-me-downs if your kids don't … [Read more...]