The Dalles Oregon, Way Out There
I’m going to skip over some of the trip; the next stop, the DALLES OREGON. After Tucson, we hit San Diego, CA (very pretty bay), and drove up the west coast to Gold Beach, OR with several stops along the Read More …
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El Paso Texas, Steak and Border Patrol
Next stop, El Paso Texas. After Abilene, we weren’t sure what to expect other than not a lot of buffalo (thank you Mr. Mooar). In July, in Texas, we knew it would likely be warm (clever us). I also had Read More …
Abilene, Texas – A Daughter’s Account
Abilene, Texas – a daughter’s account After a day of rest while my dad iced his recent gum surgery, we hit the road again – off to Abilene. I drove the length of the trip so dad could keep resting. Read More …
The Real Shreveport
Having read my father’s revisionist history of the offset of our trip around the country, I feel the need to set things straight. So, here’s what really happened, the real Shreveport. The summer after I graduated college, my father and Read More …
Shreveport, LA, Root Canal Central
Shreveport, LA comes to mind as the first truly memorable stop on our 7600 mile, 30-day road trip cross-country (the road trip on which we staged the plot for MURDER BY ROAD TRIP). As promised, Jackie and I will write Read More …
MURDER BY ROAD TRIP Pre-Launch
After a handful of delays (have you met 2020?), I’m launching my newest comedy murder mystery entitled MURDER BY ROAD TRIP on November 16, 2020 with my brilliant (she made me say that) co-author, my youngest daughter Jackie. How did I end up writing the Read More …
Let’s All Go to the Drive-In Movies
Ah, the drive-in movies. It appears that in this brave new world of Covid-19, self-isolation and social distancing, the drive-in movie is coming back. Apparently many Walmart stores have plans to convert their parking lots into drive-in theaters, so families Read More …
2020, The Year of the Suck
My wife has labelled 2020 the “Year of the Suck.” Hard to argue with her on that account. We’re in that delightful demographic so fondly known as the “elderly”, and this was supposed to be our time to kick back, Read More …
I Wrote a Book; You Gotta Be Nuts!
I retired from forty years working in the pharmaceutical industry and I wrote a book, to become a writer in retirement. I could have written scientific manuals for companies on how best to obtain a license for marketing their drug Read More …
We Need Term Limits; or Can the Walking Dead Really Govern?
The US Congress is in desperate need of TERM LIMITS. I’m trying very hard to avoid political subjects in my blog. Right now people who don’t agree with your opinion appear to want to kill you. I’m already over 65 Read More …