Archive for the 'Vacations' Category
Protected: Presidential Things To Do On the Way Home From Metropolis
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011The Grand Canyon
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
Besides having seen it from the sky as I’ve flown over it, I had never been to the Grand Canyon. And as Bob and I were traveling through Arizona on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, this was my golden opportunity. Bob had been there before but he gladly added it to our itinerary at my request. I’ve heard some stories about how when people arrive there, they say things like “yep, that’s a big hole.” So I don’t want sound quite that trite, but there is no doubt about it: it was a big hole. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: Nashville – Part One
Saturday, July 16th, 2011Superman II
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Not trying to be too punny, but the sound of the wake up the morning of Saturday, June 11, 2011, was rather alarming. As such, it was alarming in its own right that Dean and I had self-inflicted this punishment at 4:30 in the morning – all in the name of driving into town and lining up to get tickets that would enable us to meet the three major celebrities of the 2011 annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois. But since we had, we went ahead and followed through with it. Ugh. Read the rest of this entry »