2017 was a long, strange year… at least it was for me. Was it for you as well? My last post here was when I recapped the celebrations of my landmark birthday month of June. Then, I apparently took a
2017 by the Pics… and Happy New Year!
When the Ocean Calls, Go!
I am blessed to have friends everywhere. Literally. Every. Where. I’m often asked to be the guest of these friends for a day or two, a week or three, a month or even longer. I’ve stayed with friends in New
There’s Always a First Time for Everything
When was the last time you did something for the first time? For me, it was last night. I’ve never been much of a joiner and along with that, not much of a competitor, either. Adventures? Absolutely. Contests? Really? Not
270,000
Yup. The odometer turned over 270,000 miles this week. That’s a lot of miles on the metal rolling thing with four wheels. It has an oil leak that the mechanics tell me will cost more to repair than the vehicle
A Big Happy Six!
Six years. Yes, it’s been six years since I posted the very first blog post to this here blog, Playing a New Game. What started off as a way to vent my stream of consciousness into the ethernet has turned
Li’l Homey Got a Great New Home!
Having decided to find a new home for for Li’l Homey, I posted an ad on craigslist and wrote a blog post about it. It was two days before the Fourth of July holiday, which is probably one of the
Travel – Where It All Started for Me
When I think back on how I caught the travel bug, two, well, three separate incidents pop into my mind. Two of them I remember; one I can only surmise because I was just a wee person and too young