Chemical Spill Shows Us the Sequatchie Valley
We didn’t pay much any attention to the news while visiting the midstate over the weekend, and were really surprised to find I-40 east closed from Cookville to Knoxville because of a chemical spill. There are a couple of ways to react to something like this. One is to kick yourself in the ass for [...]
Colombian PhotoBlog
I got an email the other day pointing me to a photoblog of Cartagena, Colombia, the hometown of The Missus. Some very cool photos there, mostly of the older part of the city that is within the walls. Here are a few from our trip in 2006 also. Cartagena is a popular vacation destination–lots of [...]
It’s The Hard Knock Life? For Us?
“In my business, we like to say we’re from the hood. We’re not in the hood. By no means. Not even close.” -Jay Z in “Water For Life” I bet I catch some flack over this one, but it has to be said… Over the last few weeks I’ve read several posts around the blogosphere [...]
Haleakala Silversword
A couple of years ago (in our single days) we were fortunate enough to get to travel to Maui and stay with some friends. While we were there, we took a day to visit Haleakala and take a horseback riding tour of the crater. Unlike most horseback tours that I’ve been on, this one was [...]
Chavez Brokers Deal For Hostages
From the Christian Science Monitor, two higher priority hostages have been released, and others may be forthcoming. The article doesn’t say what Chavez offered to secure their release. Interesting. Show of hands–who here thinks Chavez promised FARC something juicy (hmm…what could a militant group want?) in return for making him look like a hero and [...]
My 2007 Year in Review
Unlike everyone else, I slacked off and waited until 2008 was officially here to do my review. 2007 was my first year of full on blogging. I’d messed around here and there with different blogs before, but 2007 was the year I drank the Kool Aid and went at it for real. I’ll keep this [...]
Poker South Florida Style
The day after Christmas Bear Toe and I drove up to Dania from Miami to check out the Dania Jai Alai and Poker Palace (or whatever it is called). Our buddy BGE lives in Ft. Lauderdale, and he said this was the place to play. The poker room there is a decent size–probably 20 tables, [...]
I Hope Southwest Rethinks Their Policies
If they insist on continuing to refuse service to attractive chicks I’ll have to adjust my travel strategies. Not that I really care about their stupid policy–they should be free to turn away whatever business they wish. But I’ll definitely think twice about driving all the way to Nashville to jump on a Southwest flight. [...]
Out of the Country Until Friday
And no internet access.
West Maui–June 2006
We went over to Oahu and stayed in Honolulu for a couple of days. When we came back we got a rental car and drove back to my friends’ house by going around West Maui. It was a one lane road for most of the trip. Unbelievable scenery. We spent more time out of the [...]
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