Two Gents' Worth
November 22, 2024
Yes, Sharon and I plan to spend this Christmas in a yurt on the Central Coast of California. After all, everything was going just fine last year, when we “yurted” for the first time — until the pellet stove stopped heating inside our yurt on a quite-cold night — and until the bathroom building outside…
Read More about Another Yurt ChristmasI’m pretty sure my long-time buddy Albert would have enjoyed the walk I took through our old Hamilton Junior High neighborhood in Fresno a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful Saturday morning in early November — sunny and not too warm or too chilly. The neighborhood trees were reflecting autumn’s glory, with red and…
Read More about Walking Alone
We’re nearing the end of our second week here at Mr. Disney’s World in Orlando, and what a crazy week it’s been. We spent our first few days doing the usual things around these parts — visiting the theme parks, eating, taking wonderful pictures, eating, getting into the hot tub at our resort, and eating. …
Read More about Walt, Ron & Nicole
The folks at Walt’s Place in Orlando — more properly known as Walt Disney World — do so many things “right” that it’s tough to keep track of them. For instance, when we arrived at our room at the Saratoga Springs Resort at Disney World at 1:30 this past Monday morning, we were greeted by…
Read More about At Walt’s Place, Again
Since the last time we got together in this space, Sharon and I have trekked back to the past. Ours. We flew into Bozeman, Montana, a few days ago to spend some time with old and great friends. Paul and Sharon Finlayson were neighbors of ours at Quail Run in Paso Robles for years. We…
Read More about Montana ho!
The other morning I was having a delightful get-together with Mr. Bud Elliott, whose name adorns this blogsite. We were sitting under the umbrellas outside Starbucks at Fig Garden Village in Fresno on a warm morning that held every promise of morphing into another typically hot summer day in the Valley. Bud and I hadn’t…
Read More about That Shirt Thing
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to think of something to write about in this space. The truth is — I’ve come up dry — until this Friday afternoon. Oh, I could have regaled you with stories about everything we’ve done around these parts in Central California since we’ve returned from Iowa….
Read More about Splooting, Anyone?
It took nine days and more than 2,000 miles, but we are back home in Madera County and happy to be here. Our long driving trek from Ames to Madera was exhilarating, fattening and, ultimately, wearying — and it was immensely rewarding. We left Ames on Thursday, June 23, and headed down I-35 to our…
Read More about California Once More
Well, this is it. We always knew it would happen — but we didn’t think it would come so quickly. It’s time for us to leave Ames — and this may well be the final time we do so. When we arrived here a month ago for our annual summer sojourn to the Midwest, the…
Read More about So Long, Ames
We have come back, one last time, to this great Heart of the American Heartland — Ames, Iowa — the home of Iowa State University; Hickory Park, the best barbecue place anywhere in these grand United States; and Cafe Diem, surely one of the finest and most hospitable coffee places you’ve ever been in. Yes,…
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