Lupin Lodge is a surprisingly nice place! I’m typing this au naturel by the pool, after cooling off from the heat of the day. The…
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The story of my commemorative celebration of my 50th year — by trying out 50 new things I’d never done before.
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-EEEEEEEEEE!! I am SO EXCITED my books arrived today! I have now officially published scholarly work, yay! Wheee! This is so nifty! Along with several…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico: very weird! part 2
I stumbled across this today while writing down my memories of further proof of New Mexico’s inherent weirdness: Roswell UFO Crash: There Were 2 Crashes,…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 3
(Continuing from the earlier part 2) That was not the end of that exceptionally pleasant day. I went down several streets in the French Quarter…
Continue ReadingRollin’, rollin’, rollin’…!
Now I’m safe home, I’m having occasional amusing muscle-memory lapses. Driving my housemates’ cars, for example (both of which are significantly smaller than Dark Star),…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 2
As several folks know by now, I’m home again — yay! Home is wonderful; I think it’s truly where those you love are, rather than…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico: very weird! part 1
New Mexico is a very strange place! It has been consistently so through the years, as far as I know. Many years ago, when I…
Continue ReadingArizona: a slightly silly place
New Mexico may be distinctly weird, but Arizona has its own distinct “flavor” as a place with a sly sense of humor. Freshly escaped from…
Continue ReadingMostly Texas
Texas has somewhat of a bad reputation in the rest of the country. For example, I told some of the folks I know that I’d…
Continue ReadingLaissez les bons temps rouler! part 1
I think I’m in love. :) I have never been in a city like New Orleans before, or seen a neighborhood like the French Quarter.…
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