Ahoy readers! GG and I have survived the Bermuda Triangle! Paperskater and Jeff Wagg (our intrepid leader) also survived! Our adventures were on ship and on land. Jeff made sure each day was filled with mystery, questions, learning many new… Read More ›
I went on a little vacation this past. It was a full week, but I call it little only because I didn’t go to a new place or see a lot of things I’ve never seen before. But I had… Read More ›
jeffwagg and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to his choice of “Heat.” It’s 9 p.m. I’m sitting at my desk, doing homework and chatting… Read More ›
[pointless rant] Although I drink a bit of coffee every day, I only use my coffeemaker on weekends. My Saturday and Sunday mornings are usually making a pot of coffee, sitting at my desk and chatting with friends via IRC… Read More ›
After we left Ephesus during our tour, our private guide suggested that we stop by a Turkish carpet place, where we could buy a reasonable lunch and see some carpets being made. That’s usually a code along the lines of… Read More ›
A dish that I make when I’m going to have a lot of company in for a casual meal, or that I cook and send home with my sons when they visit, is pulled pork. I used to make sort… Read More ›
As I mentioned in my blog post about Athens yesterday, the views from the Acropolis over the hills of the city are stunning, and leave you speculating how the ancient people looked up at the Parthenon and other structures atop… Read More ›
justpaperskater and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to her choice of “Squirrels.” Boy Scout camp in south-central New Hampshire felt like home. I spent… Read More ›
A few months ago I spent the night in Midland, Texas on a business trip. The area around Odessa and Midland are booming to such as extent that one or the other city is frequently mentioned on national news as… Read More ›
Jen and I decided to head out for a bit on the Fourth of July. We pulled into the local gas station to fuel up. As I removed my wallet to put my card in the reader, I saw a… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 