I am on the annual Oprah and Gayle pilgrimage to Québec , Canada to visit my darling grandchildren, Noah Jr. and Cortney, with my son Noah. The pilgrimage was so named long ago as an homage to Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King's Big Adventure - a 10 day road trip from California to New York. [...]
My Sorento is the killer of many bugs. I do not like killing living things if I can avoid it. The Sorento seems to have no problem with bugs meeting their demise on its windshield. I personally would rather not be exposed to such things. I find it disturbing and disgusting when things go splat [...]
When I was younger - much younger - I imagined that living a life where I traveled all the time would be the cat's meow. Hopping on planes and traveling to faraway places seemed so cosmopolitan to me back then. I could not imagine who wouldn't want that life. Now that I am older - [...]
Tonight I would like to share a handful of snippets that are not necessarily related, except to the extent that they are floating around in my head. I cannot pick one single thing to write about, so I will mention them all briefly. First of all, another tragic event occurred today in Pennsylvania at the [...]
Oh yes, you know how I love a great marketing campaign! Today I applaud the Spies Travel Agency in Denmark for its new ad campaign which encourages romantic travel to increase the country's birth rate. Apparently, since 2000 the birth rate has declined 17% in Denmark. Spies has research that shows that Danes have 46% [...]
Well, here I am again - up late watching the weather and wondering to what extent Monday will function as a typical Monday. I am no longer alone in expressing exasperation of patience as it relates to winter. If wind and cold don't incite irritation, the closure of major thoroughfares do. Folks in these parts [...]
Well, apparently winter has arrived. Our extended vacation from snow is over. It is time to break out the winter gear and prepare ourselves for the dangerous conditions that winter can bring. It is time to be more alert to travel advisories and road conditions. I know some folks are delighted when winter rolls around [...]
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