Happy Memorial Day! This weekend kicks off the "official" backpacking season for me each year, so I thought I would finally post a...

I heard a phrase the other day that reminded me of my Grandad; he used to have a lot of these phrases he would throw out and this one really...

I recently listened to the book Food, A Love Story by the comedian Jim Gaffigan where he talks about his relationship with food. I don'...

Picking a favorite month is like picking a favorite travel destination, or a favorite child (not that anyone would ever do admit to that!) ...

Every year I do a recap of my spending , and I have broken the items into nine categories: Dining Out, Entertainment, Groceries, Health, Hom...

You have already met Bob , and you know that I have not really had a lot of experience with mountain biking, but that did not keep me from d...

Have you ever taken the Meyers Briggs test ? I am an ISTJ; here is what the website says about that: A Logistician (ISTJ) is someone with th...

As I have mentioned before , I have a folder of all of my important docs and a list of all of my accounts and important details. I often cal...

I am a big fan of accountability. People who say that they are going to do something and then don't do it really get my goat. This can b...

The first time I traveled abroad I went solo. Of course, these were the days when people could take you to the airport and sit with you whil...