"How was your flight?" "Great. Just Great. Two hours next to the motors in a clapped out DC-9 thanks to Mr. Smoking-Section here" That was a conversation that I had with one of my oldest friends when he arrived from the airport for my wedding 27 years ago, Which went through my head has I … Continue reading San Antonio. What the hell happened here? →

I don't normally write about vacation trips. More often than not, we're traveling to meet friends or family and it's gauche to kvetch on a blog when you've had a great week, other than the abject misery it took to get there and back. I had a brush with that awhile ago, involving the clash … Continue reading Broken Bow OK, The end of the trail of tears. →

Our pro services group decided to spare one of our coastal guys a day of misery, and asked me to go to Kansas instead. This is the first time I've been tasked with a job in the central/mountain region. The very area they were happy to have me fill in from time to time. Wichita … Continue reading Wichita, Kansas →

I've been to Seattle a bunch in the last decade and I've never written about it. What the hell? Guess it slipped my mind. So I'll wrap up all of them in one post, like magic. First off, this is a must hit city. One that I enjoy on business trips, and more often than … Continue reading Seattle, How did I miss that? →

Sure I'll help, I say. What could go wrong? Our guys are busy, and they need a hand. And who better to relieve them of the misery of traveling from either coast to the middle of the country than me, who lives in striking distance of most of middle America. So where do they send … Continue reading Parsippany, NJ. Why, oh Lord, why me? →

I've been to San Antonio a few times this year, so far. Once for business, once for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) convention. Not that I'm a music educator. I happen to have a kid that is an all state musician. While Austin may be where we keep our hippies and musicians, San Antonio … Continue reading San Antonio, Texas. Worth seeing, but not worth going to see. →

Has it been that long? I've really slacked off in the last year. I completely missed this trip, figuring out that I overlooked it when dumping pictures off my cell phone. I probably had it in my head that I went to Seattle and who cares about that? I go there all the time. In … Continue reading Victoria B.C., Seattle without the Hipsters →

It's been a long time since I've posted anything. Too long. But then again, I don't travel as much any more and the places I've been recently are repeats. So there's been little to blog about. So I have a new one this month, to a new place in a state I haven't been in … Continue reading Jacksonville, Fla. There’s a beach there? Really? →

"...and known to one and all for the way she sang a good song, oh, if she could only catch her breath." 'Tis, Frank McCourt. For reasons that aren't clear to me, my travel schedule tends to go in waves. By that I mean, I'll go nowhere for a long time, then I'll hit a … Continue reading Colorado Springs…Oh, if I could only catch my breath… →