I am not a swimmer. As such, if I ever disappear after an alleged late night swim - demand an investigation. A frightening childhood experience with a near-drowning in a swimming pool was enough to provide me with a healthy respect for the water. I don't go to the beach to swim, and as a fair-skinned person [...]
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Merry matters…
When I fly, I tend to fly Delta. The choice of Delta is primarily based on access and benefits. Fargo's Hector Airport only has so many carriers; and, while I travel a fair amount, I don't travel enough to reach priority status on more than one airline. Hence, I mostly travel via Delta. I have [...]
Do you know the way to San Jose?
One of Dionne Warwick's best known hits is the song Do You Know the Way to San Jose? from the movie Valley of the Dolls. My question today as I sat in San Jose's Mineta International Airport was, "Do you know a way out of San Jose?" Delta's answer today was basically, "No." After a mechanical [...]
Defining vacation…
I read that someone once defined vacation as a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. I concur, that is a truism of vacations. As we wrap up our beach house vacay here on the Central Coast of California I am reminded of another truism - [...]
A rose by any another name…
The whole clan packed up and visited the beach community of Santa Cruz today. It was rainy and gloomy day in Santa Cruz. The temperature only reached the high 50s. In a local store, a young female employee dressed in jeans, a sweater and a scarf spotted me in my summery top, capris and light cardigan sweater and said [...]
Don’t flash the octopus…
If you travel to the Central Coast of California you will want to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It really is a great family outing. Even though fish and sea life are not my favorite creatures, I remain in awe of the diversity of life that exists in the oceans, lakes and streams. The aquarium [...]
Dot calm…
The last time we visited the beach house was during spring break 2009. Upon our return, I went straight into flood fight efforts. The spring breaks following 2009 kept me close to home based on flood forecasts. But this year with the optimistic flood forecast, the coast looked clear for another family California beach vacation; hence, we are back [...]
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