I really hope my cousin doesn’t need any North Carolina health insurance.
Terri and her husband Earl are out somewhere in the alphabet soup that is the Atlantic Ocean on a cruise ship this week.   I understand the need for a vacation, but that seems a little stressful to me.
I know the captain would never take [...]

Well, we’re back home from camp, and the trip turned out better than I dared hope.
Bird was so good!  He rode well in the car, was reasonably quiet and unusually tolerant of the dogs (Buddy), and was even nice to BJ!  He got to spend some time outdoors (inside the cage, of course) chattering with [...]

BJ and I are finally getting away to go to the lake later this week, and this time, we’re taking the bird.
I know — I’ll probably really regret this decision, but I can’t bear the thought of him being so crestfallen like he was last time when we left him at home.  He’s got a [...]

You know the old but true saying:  If you have the money, you don’t have the time, and if you have the time, you don’t have the money.
That’s been pretty much why BJ and I have not gone anywhere except camping at the lake for a vacation for several years.  This entire summer has been [...]

The things you see when you’re driving up the road without enough death insurance!
First, the construction crews are out in force around here. Flaggers alert us to people who are filling potholes, trimming tree branches away from power lines, digging ditches to clear the storm drains, and fixing utilities. The thing is, though, [...]

I saw a story on the news last night about the end of an era.
The Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth 2 is well on her way with her farewell tour. The QE2 has been sailing around the world since 1969, and now she’s on her way to semi-retirement as a luxury hotel in Dubai.

I’ve never [...]

How creative are you while selecting gifts for those special people on your list?
I always try to put at least a little thought into the gifts I choose, but admittedly, some ideas work out better than others.
Most of my best gift memories are centered around my mother.  So many people have told me that they [...]

We’ve been having an ongoing discussion (not quite a debate) about the best way to vacation. I’d like to know where you stand on this.
My family vacations as a child included visits to relatives, of course, but generally, we would just pick up and go someplace we had never been. One summer, we [...]

Can you imagine how people booked this week on one of those Caribbean cruises must be feeling?
Personally, I never taken a cruise.  I know — odd for a Pisces, but there are three main reasons why.
First, I’m a control freak, so unless the captain will let me drive the boat, I’m going to have pretty [...]

BJ and I have decided that next year, we’re going on vacation.
Aside from camping and family functions, we haven’t gone anywhere in several years. There’s always been something else to come up that eats away at the vacation savings. This year, it was the soffit and facsia job.
I would love to return to [...]