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Letting the good times roll
Earlier this month (June) Chuck and I took a just-for-the-heck-of-it trip to New Orleans, a city he had never visited. I say just for the heck of it, but actually it was because we had a companion pass on Delta that we needed to use by a certain date and were running out of time,…
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26 miles across the sea
A few weekends ago Chuck and I headed over to Catalina Island to attend the annual Silent Film Benefit. We actually went over because we won a free night at the Hermosa Hotel in Avalon when we were at the 2017 Scuba Show so we decided to take advantage of the free night and have a fun getaway in…
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The long road
I was out running the other day and for some reason started thinking about how long I’ve been running. Well, what actually happened was that I found some change on the street – 7 cents: two pennies and a nickel. In other words, a big day. So I got to thinking about how much money…
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Two weeks in Europe, Part 2
At the end of part one, I mentioned that we had to change our plans. We basically ran out of time – in our planning we had underestimated the time it was going to take to get from Point A to Point B, C, etc. Originally we had hoped to see Switzerland and Austria and…
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Two weeks in Europe: Part 1
A certain someone turned 70 on March 8. That seemed like a pretty big deal, so to celebrate we took a trip to France and Germany, mostly seeing things we’d never seen before. We started the trip in Paris. Well, the adventure really started on the flight from LAX to Paris. We flew Air France…
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Catching Up, Part 2: East Coast Travels
In this episode  of catching up with myself, I reflect on our recent (early Nov 2016) trip to Washington, DC. our purpose was to join the family in a tribute 5K for my brother, who lost his battle with Multiple Myeloma in late Jan. He and a bunch of friends and family had been doing this…
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