Tag Archives: travel

Trucker Bob from Nashville

I had pre-booked my American Airlines seat for the aisle seat, row 17, seat D.  When I arrived at it, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I was seated next to an attractive woman in her thirties in middle … Continue reading

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The Planning of Maryland

Is there any cliche more annoying than “Life happens when you are making other plans?  I hate this expression for the obvious reason –  because it speaks the truth. My father planned family vacations three years ahead of time.  No … Continue reading

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The Christmas Parade

December has been a social month.  I met up with Doobleh-vay at her New York hotel, Jen Lee at the Moth Storytelling Slam, attended the BlogHer NY Holiday party, and lived it up at the NY book launch party of … Continue reading

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David, Fake and Faker

My mother recently returned from a two week cruise along the Mediterranean in Europe.  When she first told me that she was taking this trip with a female friend, I thought it was a crazy and worthless trip — Barcelona, … Continue reading

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If I Could Only Bring One Carry-On Luggage to Heaven – What Will Be Inside?

The motto of the “Great Interview Experiment” is “everyone is interesting.”  But let’s be honest.  Half of my readership lives in the suburbs and works in online marketing.  How often do I get to meet a female blogger who drives … Continue reading

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Off to Visit Mom

  How many suitcases are we bringing to New York?  (Remember, Sophia is coming with me.  And she is a woman.  A woman with a lot of shoes.  A woman who isn’t sure what shoes to wear in the snow.  … Continue reading

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No Place Like Home

Sophia sometimes works with a interpreting and translation agency in Carmel, and she really likes the people who work there, but has never met any of them in person. So, today, after leaving San Francisco, we made a special detour … Continue reading

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Kiss Me, I’m Irish (Not Really)

At San Francisco’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade today – (and we didn’t drink one beer all day) Sophia “Molly Bloom” Lansky James Joyce at work on his blog

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There Are More Black People on American Idol than in the Entire City of Portland

  1)  There are more black people on American Idol than in the entire city of Portland.   I like Portland.  It looks like an Edward Hopper painting, a little dark and depressed.  The city is chock full of old neon … Continue reading

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Postcard from the Road

(from our hotel room in Fort Bragg) Travelling can be stressful at times, so I’m glad Sophia and I decided ahead of time to enjoy ourselves, and to laugh off any bumps in the road. Napa is pretty, but not … Continue reading

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