Lost and Found – Mixtape in the gutter from “Yo Boy Billy”
Press Play I found this CD in the gutter up the street the other day while out walking the dog. Apparently, Emily has moved on. The disk may have fallen…
I got some lip from a ROBOT
I called to check on room availabilities at a few hotels in Towson for my parents' visit next month. Google, of course, gave me a few pushpins just a few…
6 hours ahead to 3 hours behind
On Woensdag (Wednesday), we left Amsterdam for Reno. Well, we attempted to leave Amsterdam for Reno. The daily Usairways flight from AMS to PHL was full and rather than roll…
My childhood “Boy named Sue” moment
In grade school, we wore navy blue pants and white dress shirts. The boys had triangular collars, while the girls wore the rounded ones that little Catholic school girls wear.…
saves the day – saves the dog
Who knows... it's noon and I hear someone yelling from outside our boat. It's in Dutch of German or something I can't place because I'm asleep. I say, "what... huh?…
Assimilation
The whole houseboat is IKEA! We're in a neighborhood a bit outside of Central Amsterdam. Although it's only a 30-minute walk or an easy tram or bus ride into the…
The summer of fun just got ‘funner’
With her off for the summer, I 'bid' to have some weeks off with her. I was awarded six weeks from the end of June through early August. Eager to…