Blogging Boomer Carnival #121 At This Marriage Thing
What are they talking about this week on the Blogging Boomer Carnival, those unpredictable boomers? Check out the eclectic posts at this week’s host, This Marriage Thing.
Gettting Around On Public Transportation in New York Is About To Get A Little More Complicated
In recent decades, major sports teams have been selling naming rights to their stadiums. San Francisco’s historic Candlestick Park was renamed 3-Com Stadium, the Arizona Diamondbacks play in Bank One Ballpark, and Heinz Stadium is home to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bowl games sell corporate sponsorships (i.e.: the 96th Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi or … Read more
Vacation Rental Homes – A Different Way To Travel
Until I lived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I thought vacation accommodations were limited to hotels, motels, and bed & breakfasts. When I arrived in Nags Head back in 1996, I noticed that virtually all the houses on the ocean side of the main highway displayed “for rent” signs. I needed a place … Read more
Chatting With President Franklin D. Roosevelt At The Little White House In Georgia
President Franklin D. Roosevelt nodded at me from his wheelchair on the porch of his favorite retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia. “Good afternoon, Mr. President,” I said. “May I inquire where you are from?” he asked. “Sarasota, Florida.” “Ah, yes. I have traveled to your part of the country to inspect military installations and harbors … Read more
Chasing Butterflies At Callaway Gardens In Pine Mountain, Georgia
It was gray and drizzly on the afternoon I arrived at the Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center in Pine Mountain Georgia. I stepped inside the octagonal glass Conservatory, prepared to be wowed by more than 1,000 butterflies of 50 different species flying freely throughout the enclosed rain forest environment. But nothing was happening; hardly a … Read more
