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Category Archives: Life: The biggest journey
Only three weeks late with that new year’s resolution
So it’s been a month of traveling and eating. (No new year’s resolution for me; I never keep them.) Lots of walking, but not enough to offset the tidal wave of calories. I was passing through my local airport and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, Gettysburg, Harrisburg PA, health, Hershey, James Carville, losing weight, Mr. Coffee, The Biggest Loser, Three Dog Night, travel
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This is exactly why I talk to people on planes
Shows why talking to fellow passengers on planes, trains, street corners (within reason), whatever, can be a real trip. And what you can learn about yourself — and where you’re at in the bigger sense — in the process. And all that … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, passengers, talking to strangers
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An experience more addictive than crack
Not that I would know. In my case, more addictive than triple-dipped chocolate malted milk balls or vintage (yep, let’s face it; it’s that old now) Sex and the City reruns. I’m ashamed to admit it’s consumed every waking minute away … Continue reading
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Tagged condo shopping, real estate, real estate agents, Redfin, Trulia, Zillow
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Why travel can be the best learning experience you’ll ever have
For me, the next best high after travel is when I’m asked to play tour guide. Or offer travel help A few weeks ago, two people who might as well be from different planets asked me for the same favor. … Continue reading
I know just how that bullied school bus monitor felt
I never told anyone. Not the painful details, anyway. Instead, for my own sanity, I chalked it up as a rough patch in my horrible preteen (tween?) years. And used it as a proud reminder to myself of how far … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Broadcast News, bus monitor bullied, Greece NY, school bullies, the '60s, The sixties
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Now’s the time to plan that trip to Alaska
I’d always been interested in seeing Alaska. Not because of Sarah Palin. Because of my late dad. He was stationed there during World War II. I think he was up in Nome, which really did look intriguingly close to Russia … Continue reading
Hey, I’m too young for this. Right?
Deep breath. OK, this falls under the category of it could be a heck of a lot worse. And it means I’m less than perfect. And getting older. Gee, how’d that happen? If Paula Deen can dish about her health … Continue reading
Sorry, can’t hear you. I’m back in 1971.
I was doing my work this morning, up to my eyeballs in Perry, Cain and Paterno. Staring out the window at a drizzly fall day. Looked like the Indian summer of the past few days had vanished for good. The … Continue reading
A World Series my dad would have (begrudgingly) loved
Warning: The following is only for hardcore baseball fans. I don’t expect anyone else to be into it. Just like I couldn’t care less about football. Here’s the conversation I probably would have had with my dear departed dad about … Continue reading
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