NOTE: Hello! I know, it’s been a while since I last posted on here. In truth, a number of other priorities (personal and work) pretty much shoved writing and posting in my blog on the back burner (as well as other writing projects). Plus, I tend to be a slow and meticulous writer (i.e., a … Continue reading Motorcycle Diaries – Part I (October 2008 – June 2013)
For months (while the weather wasn’t bad or too cold), I spent enough time doing laps through the local neighborhoods, practicing tight turns and maneuvers in empty parking lots, and riding the same long-distance loops to practically go down the same roads with my eyes closed. After all that, I was definitely feeling the urge … Continue reading Motorcycle Diaries – Part II (October 2008 – June 2013)
I never considered myself a resort person. Let me clarify that – and I’ll try to be brief (on this point). Whether a cruise ship or destination, never having gone through the “resort experience,” I can’t and won’t judge. Maybe it’s stereotyping a bit, but when I think of resorts, I see visions of being … Continue reading Disney World – Introduction (October 2022)
Her First Plane Ride When it comes to weather, October can be really hard to predict in the Mid-Atlantic Region. In previous years, the AC would be running until almost Halloween, and others it goes from “warm days and cool nights” to Winter before Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This particular October was starting out … Continue reading Disney World – Day 1 (October 2022)
A Little Time to Kill Ever since Farrah was a baby, she’s never been a fan of sleeping. During the pregnancy, it wasn’t unusual for us Michelle to get settled in bed only to not fall asleep because the baby decided that anywhere from 11:00 PM to the wee early hours of the morning was … Continue reading Disney World – Day 2 (October 2022)
The previous day was definitely good for her, because Farrah didn’t exactly sit up and announce the morning like she usually does. A nice thing about Disney – one way or another, your children will be tired at the end of the day. Thoroughly worn out from the previous night, we all slept in and … Continue reading Disney World – Day 3 (October 2022)
It’s a Booze World After All Despite the name of this blog, I’m not a heavy drinker…though I wouldn’t call myself a teetotaler either. Back in the day, I was known for enjoying a few drinks with friends on a Friday or Saturday night out or savoring a good bottle of wine or two on … Continue reading Disney World – Days 4 and 5 (October 2022)
One might be tempted to say, “C’mon, it’s just a hat…” Okay, yes, it is just a hat. But as with many things in my life, it is more than that. I tend to be sentimental and get attached to certain belongings. Many of these are keepsakes with a lot of mnemonic value, clothes and … Continue reading Things Remembered…
Since I began this blog, I’ve wanted to write down before senility ensues capture for posterity my first international trip – a tour of northwestern Europe back in June and July 1990.(1) My off-and-on labors for this story (i.e., remembering important events/details, outlining notes, writing and revising content, finding and scanning pictures/negatives, researching locations and … Continue reading European Tour – Introduction (June/July 1990)
Warm Plane, Cold Welcome It is said that travel broadens the mind. While there’s plenty to learn from exploring foreign lands, experiencing different cultures and meeting new people, the act of travel itself provides its own valuable and pragmatic life lessons, as well. Globe-trotting involves everything from acting like a headless chicken running around to … Continue reading European Tour – Ireland (June/July 1990)
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