Tonight, we went to eat out as we had an event at our daughters' school and didn't get done early enough to get home and cook. We have been eating at home and taking our lunch almost exclusively, so I didn't feel bad about breaking the habit for one night. When we were coming out …
Continue reading Wa-wa Tires versus the Newfangled Low Profile Option
So, we went on vacation last week. We had to board our dog, Moxie, at the kennel, which we call "Camp". I don't think that us calling it "Camp" really fools her anymore. She is a Maltese. She weighs about 8 pounds with all of her fur. Right now, though, she weighs about 6 pounds …
We have lost $28,000 in our 403(b) accounts over the past six weeks. I'd like to send a great big ol shout-out to all the idiots who voted for Obama, Nancy, and Henry and all of the other legislators who have gotten us into this mess. With this in mind, I believe I have paid …
Usually, I do not care what happens in Washington. I think that, other than voting, there is really not much I can do to change the outcome of anything they do, which unfortunately has a huge ripple effect throughout the economy. Now, however, I'm starting to get rather peaved. My stock portfolio from my 403b …
My impressions of NYC: everyone should see it once. That is all. This is the first big city that I have visited that I don't want to visit again anytime soon. I think I place it even below New Orleans, and that's pretty bad. The main reasons: 1. The streets were dirty. 2. The food …
This morning, while disembarking from our latest cruise, we chose to use self-assist. Our flight leaves LGA at 1:15pm, so when we received our bag tickets last evening and they were zone 26, we knew that wouldn't work. So, we had three other choices: get Guest Services to give us earlier group tickets, use the …
Continue reading Self-Assist Versus Other Disembarkation Options
I have traveled all over the US and have been to eight different countries. In all my travels, I have never been anywhere where the people speak less English than NYC. In most American cities, there are mixtures of people. Even in Chinatown in San Francisco, there were more English- speaking people than in NYC. …
On Wednesday, August 3, we went to Ground Zero. It was surreal. The workmen are readying the space for the opening of the memorial next month. It is hard to believe that it has already been 10 years. Even with the workmen, the site is somewhat silent. The best place to see the site is …
Well, we are sitting at LaGuardia waiting on our flight, which is 3.5 hours away. We tried to get on an earlier flight, but the somewhat rude gate agent told me that they don't do standyby (not true) and that it would be $50 per person to go earlier. Weird, as there was a standby …
Continue reading Back to Reality and the Immense Heat of the South
Sunday, August 7, 4:30pm, in the North Atlantic Today, I have been sitting around all day, relaxing. I love sea days almost more than port days, especially if the ports are either somewhere I've been before or somewhere boring. Yes, there are a few ports I find boring. This cruise, we only had one port, …
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