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 [...]
Tag: vacation
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 [...]
Saving daylight…
When I travel I rarely adjust my watch to the new time zone. I just try and adjust my thinking. Mostly I travel East and need only adjust by an hour forward - this is accomplished easily enough - +1...I have it mastered. But darn it if it isn't daylight savings time this weekend - the [...]
Ready to rumble!
It is amazing what a solid night's sleep can do for you. I slept 10 uninterrupted hours last night - 10 uninterrupted hours - how heavenly is that??!! Then I awoke to the lovely sound of my neice Rita's cooing and chattering...sleep and a joyous awakening - that is exactly what the Dr. ordered (and [...]
I’ll be back…but he won’t.
I love my adopted state best, even on the days when I complain about it. If I had it all to do over again I would still fall in love with North Dakota (indeed, my love affair with the state may be the most enduring one I have known). Still, so much of my history remains [...]
The lights…
Thursday evening was the first time I flew into Orange County's John Wayne Airport at night. I spent the day running around at work trying to attend to student needs, get in last minute details regarding the Emergency Preparedness Expo and the Ready Campus Summit planned for next week, and addressing upcoming projects involving the [...]
Yes! Yes! Yes! There is rest for the wicked!
They say there is no rest for the wicked, but they are wrong! You may think that I have finally figured out my destination per my blog yesterday - heaven or hell...well, I have indeed figured out my destination - just not for eternity...not yet. My destination in the short term is So Cal, I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 