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Rules for Coast-to-Coast Travel and Back in One Day

October 25, 2011

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Rule #1: Do not attempt this unless you are a professional  Just as objects in the mirror are closer than they appear, objects on a map are a lot farther.  On a map, a coast-to-coast trip looks like it might take about ten minutes, but you must understand that one inch equals thousands of miles.  […]

Passenger Creates Kindle Mayhem on Transatlantic Flight

March 25, 2011

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Life in the Boomer Lane’s flight back from London was uneventful except for one item of note.  At some point during the trip, LBL fell asleep and was awakened by a loud clunk.  When her brain cleared, she realized her Kindle must have slid off her lap.  LBL then proceeded to do the Airline Dance in which […]

Things My Mother Warned Me About

September 23, 2010

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I found a dead squirrel in my driveway the other day.  As soon as I saw it, I heard my mom’s voice, “Don’t pick it up.  It is probably diseased and you will get sick and die if you touch it.”  I told my friend Phyllis, who was visiting and was, at that moment, sitting […]