"Norman, pretend you're a man." - Jack Wolf, "It's Your Move"
I decided that I would like to incorporate some of my famous ’sightseeing-vacation’ tendencies with the ‘relaxing-vacation’ theme of our trip to Myrtle Beach. In other words, I wanted to get out and actually do something - and visit a place where I could actually purchase a magnet or two to put on my refrigerator! So I talked […]
Yes, as ridiculous as it sounds, Bob and I took a special drive all the way to Palm Springs to meet up with a monkey on Monday, February 12. That morning we left Las Vegas after a hearty breakfast buffet at the hotel and headed back to his place in San Bernardino. On the way, […]
Truth be told, there were many instances in the past where it seemed Susan Tafini and I didn’t like each other all that well. She was the best friend of my wife Lisa, so there was always that friction where I might be jealous of Lisa spending too much time with Susan; and Susan probably thought […]
For some strange reason, I was hesitant to advance to a full week outdoors at Camp Woodland Altars after my years in the Junior Lodge were done. In 1984, I actually attended the junior high lodge camp…and was one of only three boys. In 1985, I found a great compromise. Eco Adventures was a camp […]
The 2000 Seattle Sons of the Desert Convention was not the first occasion I had to meet Peggy Cartwright, but it turns out that it was the last. I was previously THRILLED to meet her for the first time during my 1992 trip to California. At that time, she was somewhat of a ‘missing’ Our […]