Monthly Archives: April 2013

I spent a two nights with old friends from New Jersey who moved to the Dallas area a few years ago. They have embraced their new Texas life and it was inspiring to spend time with them. We indulged in … Continue reading →

My Saturday evening in San Antonio focused on walking along the Riverwalk, that winding path along the San Antonio River below street level. I followed it’s meandering course full of relaxed locals, happy tourists, boisterous restaurants and hotels. I was … Continue reading →

I was in Dallas, at the Book Depository when the bombs went off at the Marathon. Like so many others, I spent the day stunned and shocked. Within a couple of hours and countless texts, all the Boston folks I … Continue reading →

A whiff of cigar smoke, the scent of alcohol, the smell of body odor mixed with a little stink of garbage; that was the perfume I met on the streets of New Orleans. Add some music, 50,000+ people filling the … Continue reading →

My afternoon off helped tremendously, but I was concerned about doing too much and falling back into Museum fatigue, so rather than visiting two plantations as I had originally planned, I visited only Oak Alley. It is refurbished, the grounds … Continue reading →

On Thursday, I was suffering from what I call, museum fatigue. I needed a break from sites, from driving and from thinking about the weather. I was actually looking forward to sitting at the car dealership while they worked on … Continue reading →

South of Little Rock, the truck in front of me sideswiped the branches of a tree and I found myself driving through a haze of green pollen. The calendar showed early April, but having your car covered in pollen is … Continue reading →