Marcy’s Blog Maybe it’s yet another sign of getting older…there are a lot of those these days. As I came upon one of my favorite early morning spots yesterday, overwhelming nostalgia took over, and I was flooded with memories stretching way back to my early…

We are following a winding 60-mile gravel road deep within Denali National Park with our thoughts focused on the hope of seeing the great mountain.  The guides all tell us that there is only a 30% chance though.  The mountain is completely shrouded in clouds more…

After another very great Gate1 Travel fly-drive deal for Italy, Marcy and I find ourselves back in Montecatini Terme – a town about 25 miles west of Florence.  We are very travel-weary but I think we have gotten used to the rhythm of how it feels to do…

Sure, I’ve had a few seasons of the blues. Of course, winter is the perfect blue season, and the cold, coughing, stark, sloppy, bill-paying January blues can be the worst. A small dose of Isaiah 40:31 always seems to get me back to a quick…

To be honest,  I have worked on this post for a long time.   I wondered if anyone really cared about foreign credit card and money issues, and didn’t want to labor too long if the topic was not useful,  but then a friend asked…

A bit of set-up is in order, this blog entry was inspired by Cheetos, my favorite snack food.   There is a lot to say about how much I love this kind of snack, but if you are wondering how this relates to the the title…