Please, lord, don’t ever make me stay here: August Trip, Day 7

Sunday, August 11 Apologies in advance for the many low-quality iPhone photos. It was one of those days. Up with the sun today. There’s really only one real motivator for me to get up for rope drop these days, and … Continue reading

Be Our Guest For Some Projectile Vomit: Sweltering and Swearing in August, Day 3

Wednesday, August 7 No parks for us this morning. On the docket instead was breakfast at Boma, a meal so good I wolfed it down before taking any pictures. But you’ve been to Boma, right? Yes? Good. Moving on. Oh! … Continue reading

E-Ticket Toilets, Lapu-Iloveyous and a Crapload of Pictures: WDW and Then Some, Day 4

Sunday, March 10 I admit that I have no recollections of the finer points of this morning. We got up…sometime. We ate…something? for breakfast. What I do know is that we eventually ended up at the Magic Kingdom on yet … Continue reading

Value Resorts and Churropation: WDW and Then Some, Days 2 and 3

Friday, March 8 We’re almost back to Disney, I promise! But first, CP had a couple of things to knock off her bucket list: seeing her beloved Red Sox in spring training, and dipping her toes in the crystal blue … Continue reading

Turning Some Crappy Lemons Into Some Excellent Margaritas, or: How I Weathered the February Blizzard

Last month, I and several of my colleagues were in Florida to staff our college president as she met with donors and presided over alumni events.  The week was going swimmingly until about Wednesday, at which time it became clear … Continue reading

Love It or List It, Day 3: A Moderate Surprise

Monday, February 4 Monday began with…regret. I mean, let’s be honest – it wasn’t *that* bad. But I did wake up and instantly wish that I hadn’t let Mr. Talented Bartender whip me up quite so many tasty Manhattans the … Continue reading