We ordered the 9-day resort stay through Costco Travel, and a $300 resort credit was included in the purchase. We liked the idea that the...

Last Christmas, my son-in-law, and daughter subscribed me to a product called StoryWorth. According to StoryWorth's website, it's more...

I first visited West Berlin in 1982, after spending too, too many days (7) in the Dutch capital. I loved all the bikes, hikes and dikes...

My second visit to Berlin although it's actually my first visit since the unification of Berlin as well as Germany about 30 years ago....

According to Wikipedia: On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was stormed during a riot and...

Here's a picture of Michael Carrick, former Man United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, current Manager of Man United. These two former...

This blog post is referencing the Business Insider article on March 26, 2021, entitled, "Nikki Haley Says Biden Weak on China After He...

An attempt to provide some interesting stories and events from my days of sometimes engaging in reckless behavior. Etiquette can be...

Several geographical characteristics influence climate. These four include Latitude Factor, Elevation, Topography, and Bodies of Water....

Beach Pics & Familiar Stranger, Chuck Chuck I’m often on the beach when the sun decides to call it quits for another day. During that...

Gulf of Mexico Waves Over the years, I’d probably visited Florida's Gulf Coast at least 6 times and during each visit, the Gulf was quite...

Introduction Part of our family has decided to quarantine in Clearwater Beach since December 14th. Coming from Chicago, we’re fortunate...

My brother and sister-in-law are interested in driving from Wisconsin's capital to Florida. Their daughter will be on board so with three...

Compiled a list of short articles on my experiences and thoughts of visiting Italy a few years ago with my wife. My goal for this post is...

We've all had challenging or frustrating events on certain websites over the years. To that end, I felt compelled to share my recent...

Athens and Crete Youth hostels were quite inexpensive in Athens so I spent a week deciding how to proceed for the last two months of '82...

Satire (Noun): the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in...

Past Canine Confrontations Before I talk about dogs and walking in Libertyville, I need to tell (I hope) an interesting story that...

Gardening Another hobby or fitness activity during these challenging times is getting on my hands and knees and start digging. It’s dirty...

During this pandemic, I was trying to determine what I can and can't do from a safe and healthy perspective. With limited social...