Christmas came upon me like a …. (sorry, can’t think of the proper adjectives). I had had a LONG drive trip (#4 through Florida) but purposely timed it for Gainesville, Fla, home of Tom Petty, just because I wanted

(The following was written at a time on the road with a bit “grrr” – but not to be mistaken for the people or experience with them. Just grumpy at the time – I decided to leave it as

Years back I went to England and Scotland with my (then) girlfriend. She had relatives there (who were awesome), but 2 weeks later I came back home and realized I hadn’t actually seen 1 Beatle thing! I’m a HUGE

“Agnostic” is a good word to get yourself out of an uncomfortable conversation. It sounds “rightly so”, is a ‘title’ or ‘category’ beyond ‘atheist’, but most don’t really understand its meaning – including me. That’s why I use it.

It happens every time. I get 2 or 3 days into a road-trip. Day 1, I am still a bit freaked about ‘where I have to be’, ‘where I am’, and ‘looking over my shoulder’ (after the usual, 12

She said “34 C” or some such freeway exit into her home in this large U.S. city. (Not the one pictured.) Well, I stupidly take “34- B” by accident and figure “oh well, I’ll just drive another mile or

On the road for about 5 hours, just inching into “somewhere” Alabama, I pulled over to  ‘spit-in-the-bucket’ corner store under the freeway to get a 6-pack and ask if there were a place to stay. “It’s Sunday! We don’t

You are visiting a town or city where a terrible tragedy had taken place days before. Do you go see? Or not. There are two camps on this question. Many would see it as “not a tourist site” and

I’m not sure why, but ALL FOUR of the only, world-record-holding “Balls of twine” are in the U.S. What’s with Lithuania? Where are the Scandinavian ‘Twine ballers’? Largest built by a community – Cawker City, Kansas. (I think they’re

If you’re at all interested in ‘space stuff’, you GOTTA spend a day at Kennedy Space Center, Orlando, Florida. Pricey, lots of line-ups – but worth it. To see s Saturn V rocket (in actual size kids), you take