Second Day of Cruise -- Provence We had been talking before leaving the States that we wanted to take one of the ship sponsored excursions during our time in France, rather than try to figure it out ourselves. But it took us until last night for us to purchase the tickets for our excursion -- … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 5 Saturday, June 29, 2013
Travelogue: Day 4 Friday, June 28, 2013
First Day of Cruise - Embarkation in Barcelona Woke up this morning to find the Gillespies -- Betsy's sister and family -- had arrived in the night and made it to the front apartment. So it was breakfast for 11, and trying to do laundry, which didn’t go as well as expected. Both apartments had … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 4 Friday, June 28, 2013
Travelogue: Day 3 Thursday, June 27, 2013
Day 2 in Barcelona Today we took the Barri Gotic self-guided walking tour of the Cathedral district and the old Roman city section. There were geese in the cloister area of the Cathedral. We were thinking “this looks very nice,” then Nathan noticed a skull and crossbones on the floor. Betsy guessed that was probably … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 3 Thursday, June 27, 2013
Travelogue: Day 2 Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Not sure if it is 3 a.m. or 9 a.m. Local clocks are saying 9 a.m., but where we come from it is 3 a.m. As follow to yesterday's blog, three of us watched "OZ the Great and Powerful," while Nathan watched "Rise of the Guardians" and played on his 3DS. They had chicken, pasta … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 2 Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Travelogue: Day 1 Tuesday, June 25, 2013
In my previous blog I mentioned that I would write my next blog on the first port of call: Barcelona. I guess I forgot the day it took to get there. Barcelona may show up, but at the end of this current post, not as its focus. The day starts at 8 a.m., showers, finishing … Continue reading Travelogue: Day 1 Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Travelogue: Observations on Mediterranean Europe, Initial Observations
My family and I just returned from a 12-day Mediterranean Cruise. I didn't have time or access to make online updates during the trip, so over the next several days I intend to take the 3100 photos we took, and make selections to go along with some observational blogs I intend to make about the … Continue reading Travelogue: Observations on Mediterranean Europe, Initial Observations
Men cannot be sexist; blacks cannot be racist.
Apparently there is an ad that has gone viral, that many men are calling sexist. It relates to the Samsung Evolution Kit, and it shows men as primitive neanderthals. You can read the link below: http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/samsung-s-primitive-husband-angers-men--is-it-sexist--173827672.html But what I really want to talk about, is the last paragraphs of the article. I am not so … Continue reading Men cannot be sexist; blacks cannot be racist.
We need more than good intention government
First rule of good leadership: Don’t give a command you know won’t be obeyed. First rule of bad governance: pass a law if it has good intention or purpose, without worrying whether it can be carried out or not, and without considering its potential side effects. In one of my favorite science fiction books, … Continue reading We need more than good intention government
Politicians and their children are a class apart.
Politicians and their children are a class apart. I normally wouldn't plan on doing two blogs in a row on the same topic, but I was doing my usual scan of the day's news stories, and ran across the story about Gov. Christie's comments which I am using as the root for this blog. The … Continue reading Politicians and their children are a class apart.
Talk about a misleading headline….
Talk about a misleading headline.... A friend and former coworker of mine recently has been pasting and posting a lot of pro gun-control links and posts on her Facebook page. I have remained very quiet and not responded to any of them. But when she posted this link, I was so shocked, and not in … Continue reading Talk about a misleading headline….
