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 [...]
Thoroughly loving Millie…
Even when I am on vacation I keep up with the news at home. Of course I have been watching the weather in the Fargo -Moorhead area to see if the weather at home has become more pleasing in my absence (the traditional outcome whenever I leave the state - go figure). I understand it [...]
I see trees of green…
I do not consider myself to be a nature aficionado, but I do enjoy it for a short day trip. In particular, I enjoy growing things - plants, flowers, and trees. I particularly enjoy trees - something about them just touches me. I take a lot of photos of trees in my travels. While others have [...]
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