Reconnecting With Texas Country
I admit that I love Texas. Always have. My wife and I just got back from a weekend in southeast Texas, complete with a stop in El Campo and then … Continue reading Reconnecting With Texas Country
Category: travel
A weekend at Sequoyah State Park
Sometimes our adventures are jagged and not straight. We had originally planned a stay at an Airbnb on Grand Lake, but it turned out to have a heating issue. After … Continue reading A weekend at Sequoyah State Park
360 View Cloudy Atop CN Tower, But Food Was Delish
Now that the Toronto Raptors have secured the NBA title, I can take a deep breath and document more of our honeymoon to Canada. To say that the Great White … Continue reading 360 View Cloudy Atop CN Tower, But Food Was Delish
Photos from trip to Denver, Coors Field, visit to National Ballpark Museum
This is a blog I wrote months ago about a trip I took last year. Mom died during the summer, so this one got shelved, but not just because of … Continue reading Photos from trip to Denver, Coors Field, visit to National Ballpark Museum
California Thinkin’: my takeaways from a trip to the Golden State
A vacation to end the summer symbolizes the start of autumn, on the calendar if not the thermometer. It won’t start to feel autumnal in Oklahoma until November. To escape … Continue reading California Thinkin’: my takeaways from a trip to the Golden State
Paco’s Tacos might have the best tortillas in America
It’s Labor Day weekend 2018, and for the second straight year, Kristi and I are taking a little vacation. Last year, it was Albuquerque. This year, it’s Southern California. And … Continue reading Paco’s Tacos might have the best tortillas in America
Pittsburgh baseball pilgrimage capped with visits to PNC Park
Of all the places I’ve traveled to in the past decade, no place has surprised me as much as Pittsburgh. I picked the Steel City three years ago as a … Continue reading Pittsburgh baseball pilgrimage capped with visits to PNC Park
Lulu’s is more than enough proof that the (Jimmy & Lucy) Buffett family is genius
I found out tonight that Jimmy Buffett has a sister, and she’s in the money business just like that Son of a Son of a Sailor. We had dinner at … Continue reading Lulu’s is more than enough proof that the (Jimmy & Lucy) Buffett family is genius
Toes in the sand: Life is good in Myrtle Beach
We got to Myrtle Beach super late Wednesday night, post-midnight Thursday morning. We might have arrived sooner if I hadn’t suggested we take a not-so-quick detour to Athens, Georgia. There … Continue reading Toes in the sand: Life is good in Myrtle Beach
Breakfast with full-on Southern charm: Buttermilk Kitchen everything I expected Atlanta to be
Flew in to the ATL Tuesday night with a trip through the Deep South ahead of me. But my first mission was breakfast. A quick Google search landed me on … Continue reading Breakfast with full-on Southern charm: Buttermilk Kitchen everything I expected Atlanta to be
Running trail between Alexandria and Mount Vernon is fantastic
Before I visited Lake Anna and the swamps of north-central Virginia over the Memorial Day weekend in 2018, I visited Old Dominion in March 2017 when it was considerably colder. … Continue reading Running trail between Alexandria and Mount Vernon is fantastic
Lake Anna getaway my latest Virginia adventure
It’s like Virginia is becoming my second home. This is at least my third trip to Old Dominion in the past three years although there might have been a fourth … Continue reading Lake Anna getaway my latest Virginia adventure