We knew we had a long day ahead, and that there would be some distance to cover between amenities, so we stocked up at a store before leaving the park, making sure we had snack food and extra water. We had a lot of miles to cover that day, but we also knew that, after Sylvan P...
I went to a talk by a former astronaut, Ken Cameron, who showed us photos of the Earth that he took from space. I got on the tram and rode over to NASA to see the historic mission control center used in the 1960’s, when we landed on the moon. I was remembering that I was all...
I finally was ready to own this shadow in March of this year; I joined an OA 12 step program; It’s been such a breath of fresh air. I have landed in a community that understands me in a way I only appreciate now. I found it interesting that some members have multiple addictions, ...
they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance "as the crow flies", they mean the shortest distance between the two points, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.
Yes, that isn't just goulash. It's anything mixed up and baked. "We're just going to have a hotdish tonight" That could basically mean almost anything ANYTHING ON A STICK Anyone who has been to the Great Minnesota Get-together knows this to be true, There is even hotdish on a stic...
After they landed, John found the captain to show his appreciation. But to his surprise, the captain said to him that he was the boy of 30 years ago who bought a geography book in his bookstore. John suddenly thought of the boy. At that time the boy didn’t have enough money, but...
Using Google Maps to pinpoint what’s currently at that location, it seems there is a concrete sidewalk over the spot but that doesn’t mean we can’t use current technology to investigate further. Beneath this sidewalk is the concealed Victorian public washroom. If enough of us are intere...
Kate and Andy are from Memphis. Andy landed a first job for the State of Florida in St. Petersburg and transferred to Tallahassee in the 1980’s, “If you’re a state employee, the gold is in Tallahassee.” Andy is now Bureau Chief at the Office of Financial Regulation; Kate is an ...
When we landed in Hanoi around 4:30pm, we had about five hours to kill until our overnight train to Sapa departed, so we took an Uber to The Hanoi Social Club for some appetizers, dinner and WiFi access (TMobile doesn’t work here in Vietnam). Now that our bellies were full and ...
And I do mean little.How Long to Beathas the game clocked at 6 hours for the main story. Which is fine with me me. At the time of this writing I’m 2.5 hours in, just under the half way mark. I may even *gasp* finish it! Haven’t done that in a while… ...