Travel

Switching webhosts = one plane ticket (almost)

May 12, 2011

Today, I’m moving a few blogs to a new host, consolidating them into one place. I’ve been meaning to do this for about a year now, but I kept putting it off because something almost always goes wrong, and it winds up taking me 10 times longer than it should. And this project, now that [...]

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The dream vacation that haunts you, part 2

May 11, 2011

Trips for us take some serious budget planning. I’m not even kidding. In 1997, when we decided to get married in Las Vegas, we booked our vacation package a year in advance because it was going to take us a year to pay for it. In 2007, we had decided that each year we would [...]

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The dream vacation that haunts you, part 1

May 9, 2011

Okay, you know how you’ve always wanted to take two weeks off and travel to some far-away place? And you think, yeah, I’m going there next year…or the year after…but then it’s 5 or 7 or 10 years later and you still haven’t done anything to get closer to taking that trip? Where is that [...]

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Why We Would Never Have Been Good Contestants on The $10,000 Pyramid

September 6, 2010

Saturday morning, Cindy and I drove to Tulsa for an overnight trip to visit the family and see the To Live Forever exhibit at the Philbrook Museum. We’ve been having some problems with the car lately, so we decided to take Route 66 instead of the turnpike. And somewhere along the way… Cindy Did you [...]

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Star Wars Celebration V

August 18, 2010

First, I need to tell you that Todd and I didn’t see any of the main events at Star Wars Celebration V: we didn’t see Mark Hamill speak (but it’s on YouTube…for now); we didn’t see Jon Stewart interview George Lucas because those people started lining up at 5PM the day before (but you can [...]

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Follow Your Bliss Friday: VISIT THAILAND

August 6, 2010

I don’t care what it is you want to be, or do, or have, but whatever it is, do something toward achieving it before the day is over. Don’t talk yourself out of it. Don’t overthink it. It doesn’t have to be anything big. It just has to be something. ### VISIT THAILAND – Cindy [...]

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Possible Scooter Ideas for When the Day Comes to Get Another One

August 2, 2010

I’ve been missing the scooter something fierce. It’s still odd not seeing it parked next to Cindy’s in the garage. I’ve been thinking about how and when I can replace it, and what kind and color I would get when I do. The Vespa was awesome, but pricey…and pricey to fix, too, apparently (or obviously). [...]

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We Need Shiny New Bags and the Chance to Batter Them

April 26, 2010

For the last few years, Cindy and I have been trying to buy fewer things, but better things. This idea was a reaction to finding ourselves moving into increasingly smaller accommodations about every 3-4 years. Each time we moved, we just wouldn’t have room for everything we owned. Actually, we don’t have room for everything [...]

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Planning My Own Walk in the Woods

January 7, 2010

The Appalachian Trail is like Route 66 for hikers. It would take lots of time and money to hike the AT, and if I ever had plenty of one, I had none of the other. So, I put it off…until now.

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We’re In The Club Now

June 17, 2009

I took the idea of the grape soda Ellie Badge (if you’ve seen Up, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t seen Up, go see it…take tissue) and changed it to better suit me and Cindy. I think Moxie is more fitting for us. Not only is it one of our favorite drinks [...]

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