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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

In Desperate Need of Ruby Slippers

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In a previous post I lamented our poor travel luck of late. The good news is that once we left the USA, all of our travel difficultie...
Monday, August 22, 2016

A Travel Memoir—Partie Deux

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Yesterday my wife and I left Paris for Omaha. That’s not a sentence most people would enjoy writing, but we’ve been gone a month a...
Friday, August 5, 2016

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles—A Travel Memoir

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                    "And by the way, you know, when you're telling these little stories? Here's a good idea - have a P...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Magnificent Seven Ride Again

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I was never a fan of signing cowboys. Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and lesser lights were too goody two-shoes for me. I categorize heroes as w...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

The Hateful Eight— Tarantino mailed it in

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I like westerns and I like Quentin Tarantino films, so I had high expectation when I rented The Hateful Eight . Bummer. It's not ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Over 1,400 Book Reviews and Counting

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I read every book review. Can't help myself. I'm perverse. I even like to read bad reviews. Dumb, I know, but it's a five min...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Memorial Day

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My father never met me. He died in WWII in the cockpit of his P-51. I wouldn't be here, except for a brief leave between flight s...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Back From a Fun Trip to Peru

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My wife's photo of Machu Picchu I like traveling to places my wife and I both enjoy. She loves history and art, while I prefer to s...