i cannot believe that the summer is nearly over. Some moms are blogging about their kids going back to school. Yeah, I’d say the end of August is a little early for back to school! Wow. My kids will be hitting the books sometime in mid-September. We don’t know if we can squeeze another trip [...]
Goodness, people are just flinging awards at Mrs. Mecomber left and right! I’ve got another one, from my great buddy Hercules Mulligan over at Herculean Reflections. It’s a great blog, by the way. Hercules Mulligan has a slew of blogs– I have NO idea how he keeps up with them all– and my favorite is [...]
There have been areas we’ve visited that looked so beautiful and comfortable that we just wanted to settle in. Ever feel that way? A lot of New Yorkers do! A healthy portion of New Yorkers (”snowbirds” they are called) have visited and loved Florida so much that they find some land and live there for [...]
They are called “innovative” but they look crazy to me! Here’s a biodome. So cool looking!
…pull drinking water from the air, gather heat and electricity from the sun, and live completely supplied for in his geodesic sustainable dome. Somewhere in the mountain near Elko, Nevada, he seems to be doing just that. According to his [...]
My local newspaper had a front page news story about how gasoline prices are keeping many would-be travelers home. People are trying to come up with ways to enjoy the summer within their neighborhood. Sheesh, I’ve been doing that for seven years now! That’s what this blog is all about! :S
We haven’t gone out very [...]
I live near a gas station/convenience store and an ice cream store. My street is a very busy one, and now that it’s summer, most cars are filled with tone-deaf teenage boys, blasting their monkey music to try to impress the Phentermine-laden teenage girls walking the streets. There is supposed to be an ordinance in [...]
We’ve been to a number of zoos in our travel adventures. I’ll be posting about a visit to the zoo in Syracuse soon. But I am beginning to wonder if WE won’t have our very own personal zoo, soon! We have two cats now, a Beagle, and a cockatiel. And I am soooo tempted to [...]
Since we haven’t been out and about yet, I’ve been hashing through some of my archives. One of my most popular posts was about the FX Matt Brewery (see NY Travel Maps in the menu bar at the top of this page) in Utica, NY. It was a great tour.
One of the most curious things [...]
There’s a very nice blog I’ve found, My Wife and Twins, that I have enjoyed. The posts are very thoughtful. And it is unusual to read a blog by a guy about parenting! Recently, a question was put forth to the readers, “If you had to summarise your experience of being a parent so far [...]
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Oh I love these things– home makeover contests. I have yet to win one, but I do enter to win every chance I get! This contest is sponsored by Renuzit TriScents. This is from their site:
It’s easy to enter. Just click below to register and upload your video or photo and essay showing [...]
I know I’ve got some homeschooling families who will be very happy to learn that there are deep discounts available on educational software like Microsoft Office at CostCaptain.com.
I’ve seen the website, and they have excellent prices on software like Corel, Adobe, and Microsoft. Check them out if you are in the market for [...]
