This issue of Compass Check is focused on practical advice and wisdom learned from personal experience. In the article, “Losing Control,” our editor shares some of his personal experiences as a young driver and what they taught him not only about driving a car, but about how to handle life. Then there’s the upcoming winter holidays, that bring up the inevitable question, “Why don’t you keep Christmas?” You’ll find an article where another of our staff shares the first time he had to answer that