October 17th, 2025 – Vacation Rental Issues; When You Travel…


This morning I was perusing the morning news while having coffee and came across an article about vacation rentals - you know the ones...those popular websites that are an alternative to hotels. This article really shows you the lost time, problems you can get into, the extra costs you can incur and large sums of … Continue reading October 17th, 2025 – Vacation Rental Issues; When You Travel…

September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security


I just saw an article this morning about packing things for travel security and I just had to shake my head. I really do not understand some of the items being suggested. Unfortunately there are too many of these posts out there in the interwebs. You can usually tell by the self-aggrandizing titles that an … Continue reading September 28th, 2025 – Packing and Travel Security

September 24th, 2025 – Nature Bathing and Meditation; Good to Talk With You Again!


'If we change the way we experience the world, then the world change." - Mathieu Ricard - "The happiest man in the world" I have watched a few new (to me) documentaries lately about meditation in nature with the Buddhist monk Mathieu Ricard. In the first one they were in Argentina, and the second one … Continue reading September 24th, 2025 – Nature Bathing and Meditation; Good to Talk With You Again!

September 20th, 2025 – Sheesh!; Europe


That piece of glass I had in my foot over Labor Day weekend never came out on its own. It got so painful that I had to go to the ER on Labor Day morning to try to get it removed. They wouldn't do that so after seeing an orthopedic surgeon, this past week I … Continue reading September 20th, 2025 – Sheesh!; Europe

September 7th, 2025 – Desert Videos


I really like to watch documentaries. I always look at the "Documentaries" tab on a streaming platform first. I find them quirky & interesting no mater the topic, from a doc about a drive-in theater in Pennsylvania, to a typewriter repair shop in California, to the history of the cassette tape, travel, nature, music...most any … Continue reading September 7th, 2025 – Desert Videos