It’s eleven hours to Nashville.The halfway point for us was Roanoke, Virginia. I booked a hotel room with easy on/off access to the highway and did my usual research about the area we were staying in. I plugged the address into my GPS and Todd wanted to connect his iPhone to my car because “it’s … Continue reading The Road to Music City
Where I’ve Been
It’s Been A Week (or two, or three)
It’s been a real Hershey Park ride these last two weeks, for a recovery in hospital expected to be five nights that turned into twelve. From a partially collapsed lung to a blood clot to excessive swelling in the legs to IVs and heart monitors and CT scans and x-rays and ultrasounds and no food … Continue reading It’s Been A Week (or two, or three)
Well, This Is Wrong
My mom had a scheduled surgery last week and she prefers Penn in Philadelphia (aka Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – or – HUP). As we have always been in the suburbs, Philly has always been a part of our lives. I’m sure I have previously mentioned that mom knows Philly like the back … Continue reading Well, This Is Wrong
Working Holiday – Part 3
There was a torrential storm with gale-force winds on Wednesday that essentially shut down many folks’ plans including the MSFA parade scheduled for that day, and at least one guy – who I met on the elevator the day before – who had golf plans with his buddies that got washed out. And when I … Continue reading Working Holiday – Part 3
Working Holiday, Part 2, In Reviews
The [Stowaway] Grand Hotel – at 21st Steet on the Boardwalk. Rooms are nice, could use upgrading (per others’ reviews as well). The standing lamp was plugged into an extension cord that disappeared under one of the beds which – I don’t know – might be a fire hazard? The “kitchen” area features a large … Continue reading Working Holiday, Part 2, In Reviews
Working Holiday
Todd and I are in OCMD for the Maryland State Firefighter’s Association (MSFA) Convention for seven days – he is here for work and I am here on holiday. I packed two suitcases full of clothes and shoes because I am innately incapable of deciding what I will wear on Monday before I even arrive … Continue reading Working Holiday
If Mercury Aint In Retrograde
(Kinda boring so if you don't have time, you can skip this one.) Phone screen replacement, episode 2 – we cancelled the claim at the first store and started a new claim at another location. Somebody from this store called to touch base on the claim and explain the time frame needed (which made me … Continue reading If Mercury Aint In Retrograde
Three Years Later: Who Loves a Parade?!
Three years since March 12, 2020, when everyone was talking about this mysterious illness that no one knew anything about other than it was potentially deadly. It was three years ago on a Thursday that Veruca’s school announced a two-week closure starting Monday, when I decided that she wasn’t going to school on Friday. Three … Continue reading Three Years Later: Who Loves a Parade?!
…In Random Places
We went on a road trip last weekend, as previously written. We always look forward to road trips together. Well, I look forward to road trips and he loves me so I am taking the liberty of saying we look forward to road trips. He drives and I enjoy the scenery and sometimes shout “ooh!” … Continue reading …In Random Places
Rain in Random Places
It’s raining again. I live in an area that used to get snow that now never seems to and I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before how much more I hate rain since these two dogs moved in. Worse than when I lived in New York, and that’s saying something. I went to work today, … Continue reading Rain in Random Places
The Tara Chronicles 