Archive for 'Travel'
Joyce Doing Fine
I spent last Wednesday through Saturday in Clarence, NY, helping out with some things around my mom’s house. She is recuperating from knee replacement surgery, which was the beginning of April. She is recovering rapidly and the doctor has cleared her to drive, and said that she is doing better than many people, even a [...]
Posted: May 21st, 2009 under Travel.
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“Do You Need Some Gum?”
I recently returned from a trip to see my mom in Buffalo, and on the leg from Charlotte to KC, the woman sitting next to me offered me a piece of gum. That wouldn’t have seemed strange had we been chatting for a while and she was having some too. But this came after my [...]
Posted: November 9th, 2008 under Travel.
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A Famous Gourmet Visits
An old friend from KU days, Ian Duffy, stopped by on his way from the airport to Lawrence on Friday. He was in town for a wedding. Ian now lives in the San Francisco Bay area and does product development for CLIF Bar. When I asked him what exactly he does, he said that he [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2008 under Food, Smudge, Travel.
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Fun Times in Clarence
I’m in Clarence visiting with the folks for a few days, taking advantage of some down-time in my schedule and some airline miles on Delta. Been living it up with some good food and fun. Dad and I went to chop down a Christmas tree at the local tree farm but the pickings were kind [...]
Posted: December 9th, 2007 under Food, Travel.
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Quirky Photo of the Trip: Cimarron, KS
Few people know that the legendary caped crusader, Batman, is buried in the Cimarron town cemetery in section A, plot 21. Smudgie and I went for a stroll in the blizzard sweeping across western Kansas and rediscovered his final resting place there. Apparently after a life of fighting crime in Gotham City, Batman decided to [...]
Posted: November 23rd, 2007 under Quirky Photo, Smudge, Travel.
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Visit with Bill and Connie
I had a chance to go see Uncle Bill and Aunt Connie on my recent trip to Richmond and I thought I’d post a pic here. I was really amazed at how good they looked. I have to say they look the same as I remember them from the last time I saw them, maybe [...]
Posted: November 3rd, 2007 under Travel.
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Cleveland: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I was shooting in Cleveland for a day last week and had a little time after my last shot, which happened to be pretty near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. These guitars (Fender Stratocasters) are part of ‘Guitar Mania,’ a fundraiser for the United Way and Rock Hall of Fame eductaion programs (school [...]
Posted: October 30th, 2007 under Photography, QTVR, Travel.
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