Like my coauthor, I had really good intentions of writing a few entries this week but failed even one until today. I hope the approach I’ll be taking compensates for my sloth. As we’ve stated before, the intent of this blog is to leave some trace of who we are ( continue reading… )

So here we are at the end of a year and the start of a new one. We will be changing the format in the coming year, maybe not posting as much, but we will keep posting. As I said in other posts – it is a labor of love. ( continue reading… )

After 3 days on the road from Texas I’d like to share a little more road trivia.  The nice thing about having a spouse who loves trivia as much as me is that when I wonder about something we see on the road, she is already looking it up when ( continue reading… )

Merry Christmas to our readers.  We three authors (not to be confused with three wise men) have been on a holiday hiatus, whether it was celebrating with grandchildren, sightseeing in London, or driving to and from Texas, we have been busy. I believe I can speak for all us when ( continue reading… )

Speaking of traditions, the British have a nice one that I think is worth mentioning. The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day and it is a national holiday just like Christmas. The tradition started as a day for people to “box up” their decorations and out their homes back ( continue reading… )

Merry Christmas to all our readers. Last month I wrote that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. One of the main reasons is that there is no stress over gift giving. Christmas has come to be almost inextricably ties to the act of gift giving which, at least for me, has ( continue reading… )