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Somewhere in the past couple of months, while traveling, I, at some point, came across a can of Coke. I know this because I have a note about it, but I haven’t a clue where this event occurred. Granted, it … Continue reading →

Well, it’s not the Casablanca of our dreams, a dram of brandy consumed while gambling our last thirty francs on roulette, as Sam tickles the ivories. Though truth be told, Rick never got within five thousand miles of Casablanca, since … Continue reading →

So we were wandering through yet another London museum, and by now you’d think we’d seen them all, but apparently London museums are almost literally limitless in number. I suspect that when we’re not in England there’s a committee somewhere … Continue reading →

We recently visited the US/Canadian border on our way to Vancouver. This is what transpired: Canadian Border Services Officer (hereafter known as Officer Sir): “Good evening. Identification please. Pause. Officer Sir: “When was your last visit to Canada?” Me: “Oh, … Continue reading →

I got a new iPhone 4S last week because, as fate would have it, my original contract with AT&T expired, just this month. And I just happened to be in an Apple store when I discovered that said contract had … Continue reading →

Back on the road, again. Surprisingly, driving east to west across the middle of California is really no more scenic than driving west to east. Who’d a thunk it? Today’s trip would see us departing the wonders of Yosemite and … Continue reading →

We moved into our new cabin today – now with significantly less skunk. The rooms in the main lodge are fine, but the cabins are a little bigger. We did notice though that at the humidity in the cabins seem … Continue reading →

Road Trip, at last! Granted not an epic road trip, like many eons ago when I was but a youth, days when I could drive straight through from Ohio to New Orleans in one magnificently insane eighteen hour long expedition. … Continue reading →

Another day. More wine. Another driver. Interestingly enough, most of the drivers we’ve met on this trip, seem to be transnational imports. Yesterday’s driver was a French émigré. Our taxi driver last night was originally from Russia. Today’s driver was, … Continue reading →

Refreshed, after a good nights sleep aided and abetted by a surfeit of mussels and wine, I awakened ready to face an arduous day of wine tasting. Make that a half-day, because we planned on sleeping in (see mussels and … Continue reading →