Monthly Archives: February 2012

Our Great Big Fabulous Mardi Gras Adventure

It was Mary’s first Mardi Gras ever! It wasn’t mine. Mardi Gras when you’re in your fifties is noticeably different than it was when you were in your twenties. And I’m not just referring to the lack of platform shoes, … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day

We don’t do the conventional Valentine’s Day thing. We don’t do a lot of ‘conventional’ type things. It’s how we stay young. Or possibly, it’s how we fool ourselves that we’re staying young. My theory is that by the time … Continue reading

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Alarming

I saw an article on-line today that was discussing whether the increase in the number of smoke alarms was responsible for the decline in deaths from household fires during the last quarter century. Along with the article was one of … Continue reading

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Preppage

I have coined a term, Preppage, which is the period just prior to commencing travel where one figures out what one is going to pack. As Mary points out, preppage is not actually a word, in the conventional sense; conventional … Continue reading

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Travel Photography

Over the summer, whilst we sat before a roaring fire and drank hot toddies as a frigid snowstorm beat against the windows (and before you dismiss this as hyperbole, we have snow well into May), we discussed our upcoming travels. … Continue reading

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Hands Free

According to my completely unscienterrific survey recently, I’ve noticed that the taxi drivers in New York and Los Angeles have completely different styles. Yes, I know, why am I using a taxi in LA, what kind of social deviant doesn’t … Continue reading

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Incendiary Musings

Since we moved here to the wilds of Colorado, amongst the crystal clear skies and clean piney scented air I have developed a bit of, well, not really an obsession. More like a thing. Like, when you find a place … Continue reading

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Barcelona

We recently visited Barcelona and came away liking it bunches. We got to spend three days there on our big-time, wondrous, splendiferous all-expenses-paid trip to the Iberian peninsula. Granted, we had to pay for all the expenses, but one can’t … Continue reading

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