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Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2026

Montreal

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I had a fantastic time in Montreal—truly one of those trips that leaves you feeling both refreshed and a little wistful when it’s over. As I...
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Friday, April 24, 2026

Ah, Montreal…

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The drive up to Montreal was a pleasant one. Even the Canadian border guard was nice—unexpectedly so (and, I have to admit, very easy on the...
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Thursday, April 23, 2026

At Last

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Finally, the day has come. I’m leaving for four days in Montreal. It’s been too long—since 2019—and I’ve missed the city more than I realiz...
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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Road Trip Prep

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Why can’t my mechanics look like this? Two weeks from today, I’ll be packing up my car and heading to Montreal for a few days. I haven’t bee...
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Friday, December 26, 2025

‘Twas the Day after Christmas

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I seem to have survived Christmas in Alabama. My niece gave me a “World’s Best Guncle” coffee mug—quietly, in private, so no one else saw. S...
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Monday, December 22, 2025

Taxiing Toward Christmas

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When this posts, I should be on an airplane—either taxiing down the runway or climbing to cruising altitude (around 35,000 feet, give or tak...
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Sunday, December 21, 2025

By Another Road

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“Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” — Matthew ...
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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Broadening the Mind

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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, ch...
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Saturday, December 28, 2024

Moment of Zen: Home​ward Bound

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Really, this is the most important reason that I’m ready to be back home:
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Friday, December 27, 2024

Going Home Tomorrow

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I’m thankful I got to spend time with family, if only because I can tell how bad my mother’s dementia is getting. I want to be able to see ...
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Friday, November 8, 2024

Going Home

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I’m about to start getting ready for my day. I have conference stuff this morning including a field trip to a museum, then we will hit the r...
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Monday, November 4, 2024

Travel Week

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I’ll be at the museum today. I have to go to the dentist first to get a permanent crown to replace the temporary crown that I got a few week...
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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Flooding

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Yesterday was the one year anniversary of major flooding in Vermont . Also yesterday, the remnants of Hurricane Beryl came through Vermont,...
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Friday, April 5, 2024

This Weather Sucks!

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I am packing this morning for my trip. I’d have liked to have packed last night, but circumstances prevented it. With the wet heavy snow we...
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Friday, November 10, 2023

Heading Home

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I’m so glad that I’ll be going back home today. I’ve enjoyed this conference (except for the one session yesterday in which I found the wom...
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Not Sleeping In

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I’m in Portland, Maine, this week. You would think that without Isabella, I might be able to sleep in a bit, but no, my body is so used to w...
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Friday, July 28, 2023

Quick Trip

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I have to make a quick trip down to Boston and back today. It’s a three hour drive down there. I have a meeting to attend, then I’ll be dri...
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Monday, June 12, 2023

Summer Splash

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If you are a regular reader, then you know that I grew up in rural Alabama in a very religious family. When I was growing up, I didn't k...
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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Primal Nature

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The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food. —Dean Ornish   I’m leaving on my retre...
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Monday, May 15, 2023

Weekend Retreat

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I have realized that I need to get away. I have not taken a vacation just for me in nearly four years, i.e., before the pandemic. I have had...
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