A Tale of Two Blogs: a Cautionary Tale from Hawaii to Scotland

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS BLOG: Since Lauren, whom I’m traveling with, also blogs, we thought it would be wildly exciting to have a dual blog about the same event written from both of our perspectives— one with her “voice” and one with mine. It’ll be like listening to two different eyewitness accounts, and this entry … Continue reading A Tale of Two Blogs: a Cautionary Tale from Hawaii to Scotland

Time For a Facelift

Call me Joan Rivers, but it’s time for my blog to get a facelift*.   *A bad analogy, perhaps, since I don’t want my blog to resemble a duck in any way. Hopefully, this is the kind of facelift that’s seen as an improvement on one’s appearance rather than one that makes people shriek, “Ohmyygawwwd … Continue reading Time For a Facelift

A Lesson In Karma

There are two things you should know about me. 1)     I hate paying for parking 2)     I hate driving through Boston Here’s why I hate these things: Paid Parking The beauty of growing up in Roswell, New Mexico is that all residential neighborhoods are fair game for parking on the street, and no parking lot … Continue reading A Lesson In Karma

23 Ways To Spend $2,317 Other Than Paying Off Damages To A Rental Car That Was Not Entirely My Fault And Could Have Been Avoided Altogether

Beware of the rant!   If you recall, I got into a bit of a fender bender in Ireland, and because I DIDN’T put the car on my credit card, and DIDN’T waive the absurd rental car insurance, and because I HAPPENED to be driving into an UNMARKED intersection in the middle of NOWHERE when a car came out … Continue reading 23 Ways To Spend $2,317 Other Than Paying Off Damages To A Rental Car That Was Not Entirely My Fault And Could Have Been Avoided Altogether

When It Rains, It Snows

When it rains, it snows   This is what comes of blogging about the spring. I write, “Spring is coming—hooray!” And the Universe responds with, “Winter storm is coming—expect snow!”     In an act of rebellion, I decided to wear a skirt yesterday while the sun still shone as a way of letting the … Continue reading When It Rains, It Snows