I am in a great mood tonight as Friday moves ahead. No, not because of what happened in Washington. It’s more that I am excited about the days ahead, and that my friends, is the key to happiness! I’m spending the weekend with the grandkids, can’t wait. I don’t ever […]
Every time I get a chance to do a speaking presentation, I get terribly nervous. And every time, for the past 15 years, it’s always worked out well. Still, I think the anxiety makes me work harder and ultimately pushes me to get it better every time. Next week, I’ll […]
One thing that’s all the rage these days is to send out a simple question to a whole bunch of attention-hungry bloggers, like me. I got a quick email asking me a simple question, what was my best and coldest winter season travel experience. So I sent in some pithy […]
People are excited in Columbus, Ohio because of a new way to travel–at 700 miles per hour–that might be coming right through their city. The Hyperloop One was first envisioned by Elon Musk in 2014, the man known for SpaceX and Tesla. But now serious people are exploring a […]
I met Janice Beetle a month or so ago at an art opening. We chatted for a bit and I didn’t know she wrote a weekly profile column on MassLive every week. So I was tickled and pleased when the brief interview I did with her over email came out as […]
We had another stellar day of eco-tourism here on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, beginning first with another drive across the island into the Antigua Rainforest where we met up with a group of visitors for a zip-line in the thick forest. It’s fun to see how laid back […]
I’m visiting the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda this week, which was created in 1981, after years as a British colony. These islands, the first with 100,000 residents and the latter with just 1500, are wonderful places to enjoy nature, sip on fruity drinks, and savor perfect weather and […]
My travel year began up in Montreal Canada where I spent a few days touring the city and feasting on the great food. Then we drove two hours north to Mount Tremblant where we skied the big mountain and got to see the beautiful Laurentians up close. A highlight was […]
It’s a blustery day on this, the 31st day of December 2016. I am comfortable in the mancave, contemplating blogs I’ve written about New Year’s Eve from year’s past. Here’s a link to my 2010 post, written down in New Jersey when I was visiting family. I enjoy recounting where […]
Christmas Eve was a wonderful time at my daughter Kate and partner Jon’s house in Northfield. Part of this was seeing how happy Kate and the kids were in the big new house, and how well we all fit, 22 people, before and during the big dinner. The house is […]
I’ll never ever forget this commercial we used to watch over and over again, for a TV movie about a Christmas when Santa did not come. I remember the dramatic sotto voce, warning us that ‘Christmas is not coming this year.’ It was spooky and after 45 years I still […]
