Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Stargazing with the Escambia Amateur Astronomy Association! It finally happened! Last year, I planned our anniversary date around unsuccessful dinner reservations and canceled stargazing—fail! So imagine my absolute delight when the spouse hosting our June meeting announced the EAAA would set up telescopes for our stargazing pleasure at her delightful home alongside Pensacola Bay. Perfect!…
Florida Scoop?! I wish! Turns out the Scoop’s American twin is available to rent at Pensacola Beach! Blue Wahoos Stadium, May 2014 We got our verbal orders to Norfolk an hour and a half before our squadron’s hail and farewell Memorial Day weekend. Surprise! We’re leaving too! My jaw hurt and I’d skipped lunch thanks…
A 2007 cross country training flight pit stop in Norfolk A month ago I fretted about all the unknowns of the upcoming months, concluding, “And…now when we get orders to somewhere really crappy and have to move next week everyone can laugh at us and tell us we deserved it. Ugh, I am totally asking…
The little captain and I arrived in sunny San Diego the day before Grandmarm’s memorial service. Hannah and I toted our tots; our brothers traveled solo. We all crashed at Grandfather’s house. Eucalyptus, dry pine needles, jasmine, lemon and orange trees—these scents hint at decades of family visits. As per tradition, we stayed up late…
Captain Goodbaby and I set out for Karen’s house this morning. We had newsletters to fold and stuff! Karen lives all of three minutes from our first apartment, and about 20 minutes or so from our house now. But today it took us nearly an hour of driving in circles to get there. Karen’s lovely…
“You’re at an OK weight, but you have gained quite a bit,” said my doc a few weeks ago. I made some excuses. She tried again: “Let me put it this way: You’ve gained four pounds since I last saw you. This is too early for you to be gaining a pound a week.” Nooooooo!…
“Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus,” by Nabeel Qureshi is getting my first FIVE STAR rating of all the FREE review books I’ve read. It was readable, smart, engaging, interesting, well-written and enlightening. I enjoyed learning more about Islam, Pakistani culture, growing up as a third culture kid in America as a Pakistani, and real thoughts and struggles…
