Hmm... what can I say? I only made it through 20 days of my first 30-day challenge, which was to give up high-calorie beverages such as wine, beer, orange juice, hot chocolate and the like. Let me blame it on Evelyn Grazini (ex-Affiliate Classroom/Lurn) for a moment at least. Evelyn showed up for a 4-day visit knowing that I like beer - ales, to be specific. So, she stopped at a Costco … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
Bye Bye Precious Vic
I stood at the front door talking with someone the other day and found my foot blocking egress to an imaginary animal. Our dog, Jasper, was in the back yard and Vic was gone --- to kitty heaven. Almost a month and a half, and it's still hard to fathom --- my precious kitty is really gone... forever. His demise began back in 2003 when he was diagnosed with diabetes. Two shots of insulin a day … [Read more...]
I Swam 5 Great Lakes
I don't much care for water or wet things. I try to stay out of the rain and refuse to walk on wet grass. So, it was a shock to me when we were staying at East Harbor State Park on Lake Erie and my mother took me to the beach and pulled me into the lake. It wasn't enough that my feet got wet, but she pulled until I could no longer touch bottom. Eureka! I was swimming. I swam back to my dad, … [Read more...]
Visual Travel Tours Now on Amazon
I thought these walking and driving tours for cell phones, produced by VisualTravelTours were pretty cool. So, families that travel together, but with different types of mobile devices, can now take a walking tour at the same time, and/or at their own pace. The narrated tours have images throughout, a map to print before you go, and an interactive one as well. Let your cell phone be … [Read more...]
Aren’t You Even a Wee Bit Curious?
Do you know anyone who can talk for hours about themselves or other people, yet never stops to ask you a question about your experience? I am bound by blood and long-term association to several folks who seem similarly incurious. Over the years I've come to appreciate that their apparent lack of curiosity invariably leads to the same result. … [Read more...]
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