Today I traveled to Brandon in Manitoba, Canada to meet with a colleague from Brandon University. To get to Brandon I traveled back up to Dunsieth, North Dakota and drove about an hour beyond the border into Canada. It is amazing the things you can learn in an hour. In fact, I learned a number [...]
Tag: Travel
Road trippin’…
Cheyenne and I road tripped today to Bottineau, North Dakota. Tomorrow she starts her week at International Music Camp which is held at the Peace Gardens and I thought it would be prudent to head out a day early to make sure we had no unexpected setbacks. We spent the trip chatting, laughing and rockin' [...]
All big adventures must end…
Today is the last day in Oprah and Gayle's big adventure. Today we will spend the day flying through United States airports so there will be no more comments or complaints about the quality of my driving. My shoes will be checked and under the airline's care for the duration of the trip. The only [...]
Au revoir Alpengruss
Today we head back through Ottawa to Syracuse and we say a final farewell to the Alpengruss. Actually it is more an au revoir. We may someday revisit the Alpengruss, but I surmise it will not be the same. You see, Ruth and Wolfgang are selling the Alpengruss after running it for 24 years. In [...]
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
I officially gave up trying to learn French at the end of last week. My new goal is to learn Canadian. I have been listening intently to speech patterns and polishing up my “eh” usage. I think I am improving dramatically with each passing day. But yesterday the group of French telecommunication workers that stayed [...]
Contemplating Oprah-cide…
We are on day ten of Oprah and Gayle’s big adventure. As you will recall, my son Noah is the diva-esque Oprah in this adventure while I am the lovely, pleasant, joy-exuding Gayle. Nine days with Oprah has been challenging at times and downright maddening at others. Oprah has been dancing merrily on my last [...]
Move over Harlequin novel and meet real life…
What does it take to connect to someone? Is it a shared ideology, a physical attraction, a knowing glance…what is it? Can it be all or any of the above? Is it as individual as two individuals can be? Does it require shared experiences, lifestyles, goals, language? Does it have to last a lifetime, years, [...]
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