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Category Archives: Travel
Juggling Cars
I don’t know how I get myself in such a ridiculous situations, but I guess you could say I have a knack for it. What started out as a normal day, if there is such a thing in my life, … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Humor, Travel
Tagged car problems, car repair, Out of gas, Rush Hour, Stranded, traffic
4 Comments
The Passenger Pickup Lane
Yesterday I went to purgatory — at least I call it purgatory. Most people call it the airport. . It used to be fun to go to the airport and pick someone up and watch the planes come in. But … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel
Tagged Airplanes, Airports, Arrival, Cell phone lot, Exits, Flight, Parking lot, Passenger Pickup, Passengers, Planes, Timed Parking
4 Comments
Backseat Driver
It’s getting harder and harder to back seat drive these days, but I get a lot of practice with life in the fast lane while commuting to work every day. The speed limit on the Interstate is 70 miles an … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Humor, Travel
Tagged Backseat driving, Commuting, Conquering fear, Driving, Life in fast lane, Reckless drivers, Speeding cars, Unreasonable fears
4 Comments
Road Trip
We decided to go to St. Louis on a three day weekend for a chance to see my mom and dad. We would drive up on Saturday and back on Monday. It seemed simple enough. It would be me, my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor, Travel
Tagged Automotive travel, Bumper-to-bumper, Family vacations, I-24, Paducah, Rest stops, Road construction, traffic, Travel with pets
4 Comments
Hasta la vista Ventura
Several years ago, I was at the National Society of Newspaper Columnists annual conference in Ventura, California. Except for exotic palm trees and flowers, which are irrigated, the West Coast is all dry grass and brown hills. This explains why … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel
Tagged California, Columnists, NSNC, Spanish Missions, Tourists, Ventura, Wine tasting
1 Comment
Little Boy Lost
When I the grandkids found out that I had been to Disney World — without them — well, what could I do except try to make it up to them? So that’s how the weekend at Dollywood — with grandchildren … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Travel
Tagged Amusement parks, Dollywood, Emergency plans, Lost children, Lost in a crowd, Problem child, vacation
6 Comments
Winter Vacation at Disney
We were welcomed to Florida by torrential rain, thunder and lightning, tornado warnings and timeshare salesmen. We were warned about the poisonous snakes, but nobody mentioned the deadly bite of the timeshare salesman, common to central Florida. Florida likes tourists … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Humor, Travel
Tagged Disney Princess, Disneyland, Florida, Gift Shops, Manatee, Orlando, Theme parks, Tourists, Universal Studio
4 Comments
I Love a Parade
I love a parade! Who doesn’t? There are homecoming parades, Thanksgiving parades, and parades for the Fourth of July. But the parade I participating in was a jazz band parade in New Orleans. New Orleans is known as the “birthplace … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel
Tagged Drum Major, French Quarters, Jazz, Jazz Band, New Orleans, NOLA, Parade, Second Lining, Storyville Stompers, Tourists
2 Comments
New Orleans
The party never stops in New Orleans. The people are tourist-friendly and the visitors bureau is jazzed you are there. The French Quarter is a quaint area of town where brightly-colored buildings have wrought iron balconies and flower boxes. The … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Travel
Tagged Bourbon Street, French Quarter, Gumbo, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NOLA, Second Lining, Street Musicians, Tourists
8 Comments


