Not Getting Away From It All

So, our regular late May vacation is mostly a staycation for us this year. Not our first time, and maybe for the best, considering long range weather forecast couldn’t be described as perfect. “Scattered COVID […]
So, our regular late May vacation is mostly a staycation for us this year. Not our first time, and maybe for the best, considering long range weather forecast couldn’t be described as perfect. “Scattered COVID […]
Some people like the outdoors. Some people like roughing it. Some people I ain’t. If Mother Nature calls, I’m out. Born in New York City, my idea of roughing it is taking the subway instead […]
Have you heard of glamping? Apparently it means glam camping, which in turns means glamorous camping, which in turn means camping in luxury and style. This continued shortening of words and terms is the topic […]
Right after Labor Day we’ll be on “vacation”. The quotes are because our vacations in recent years have been of the kind people need a vacation to recover from. I do wish I could go […]
Lately, whenever someone invites me to go hiking, my response is usually: “You can take a hike.” That’s because, I really don’t care for hiking. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not lazy. Okay, maybe that’s […]
I took a couple of days off for our wedding anniversary this year, having come up with a fairly simple idea, which is all I’m capable of when it comes to events like that. Anniversaries, […]
When my stepson came home from school one day all excited about joining Cub Scouts, I didn’t realize how my life was about to change. My wife, an actual blood-relative to my stepson, refused to […]
Recently I started worrying that my wife no longer loves me. No, I didn’t catch her with another man. And no, we didn’t have another nasty argument about the proper way to load a dishwasher. […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK My concept of camping is a great example of wanting to have things both ways. I like being away from home for a day or two … but I want to […]
Summer is winding down, which means many people will be packing up to go camping for the last few times. I will not be one of them, as I do not camp. Don’t get […]