The Olympic ceremonies have just concluded and as much as I was thrilled to see Wayne Gretzky light the final torch, the most moving moments occurred for me during the reading of this poem by Shane Koyczan. Click more to get the words to Shane's poem. … [Read more...]
Personal Musings
Rants, raves and thoughts about topics such as politics and religion.
No Blogging from the Beach for Me
I just got back from a 19-day trip to Hawaii, during which I spent a grand total of 2 hours online --- not by choice, or, at least not initially. The first place at which we stayed, a vacation rental by owner on Kauai, had advertised the accomodation as having an Internet connection. They lied. UGH!!! I was mortified. … [Read more...]
My First Trip to Hawaii
I'm just back from my first trip to Hawaii. Along with our camping buddies David and Pam, and Pam's mom, Joan; Ed and I spent the first 10 days of our Hawaiian holiday in a vacation rental by owner (VRBO) property called the Mango Plantation, located in the Moloa’a Valley on Kauai's North Shore (just south of Kilauea). (I will write separately about the Mango Shack and Cottage experience, as it … [Read more...]
The Rio Revisited
Last year during Affiliate Summit West, I blogged about my experience at the Rio All Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. If you read that post, you can see by the picture on the right that not much has changed in terms of house-keeping, or retrieval of room service accoutrements. When I arrived on Saturday afternoon, there were 2 glasses outside the door to my room, which is where they stayed until … [Read more...]
The McCarran Massage
I spoke at Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Las Vegas over the weekend and flew home yesterday out of McCarran International Airport. It was the first time I'd seen a full body scanner at security. Well, not only did I have to go through the scanner, but because of the very thin J. Jill top sweater that I was wearing, I also got what I will forever think of as the "McCarran massage". I was … [Read more...]
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