Archive for August, 2009
Make That 102 Years
Drafted my fantasy football team this weekend, can you say Matt Forte! He was my first pick, he plays for da Bears. My team name is “Make That 102 Years”. I just changed it from, “101 years and counting”. Where did I come up with the name? I guess you could say the name was [...]
Biking To The Beach
I snapped this picture in Manhattan earlier this month while on vacation. Besides the size of the lock keeping the bike safe near Chinatown, the reason I took this picture was… the bike was the rider’s transportation to the beach! The man, who lives in Manhattan, had his back pack in the basket and had a beach [...]
Tap Water Versus Bottled
While on vacation earlier this month I had something happen to me twice that I had never have happen before while eating out. Ever since I turned about 30, many years ago; I have ordered water to drink for dinners. I used to order soft drinks and tea, but I have tried to reduce my [...]
Beef Stroganoff Comfort Food
As school starts and thoughts turn to fall, we decided to have a dish that is associated with cooler weather. Even though the temperatures are still hot, you can only eat so many summer salads. Beef Stroganoff is pretty easy to make and has a delicious hardy taste. You do have to like mushrooms and [...]
Bill’s Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
In restaurants, I had one in New York, then in Cleveland, and last weekend I had one on Friday and on Saturday night. I think I am becoming addicted. Even though they have been around, I just recently started ordering the Wedge salad at restaurants. I love blue cheese and that is a key factor [...]
Cleveland & Canton Rock
Cleveland has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but on my recent trip to the Midwest, we went to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in Canton, Ohio. We drove around 350 miles from Chicago to Cleveland. People make fun of Cleveland, and we might have been there on the absolute best day weatherwise; but [...]
Visiting Chicago
Even though I was born in the city, I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. Visits to the city would be special events…to ballgames, relatives, and museums. It wasn’t until I was an adult and moved away, that I realized how little time I spent in the city. While staying in the `burbs, about [...]
Driving Through Northwestern Indiana
The moon is about 230,000 miles away, and even though I grew up watching the moon landings, it was the last thing I was thinking about on our road trip to Chicago. Little did I know I would get to walk in the footsteps of an astronaut. While visiting Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, I ran [...]
Driving From Durham to Indianapolis
On our recent vacation to Chicago, we stopped in a few cities along the way. It takes longer than flying, but I do feel I got the see more of the U.S.A. in my Non-Chevrolet. Yes, we rented a Camry. (I think those are made in Ohio though!) After spotting Pilot Mountain, I always want to call [...]
Over 2000 Miles Driven
My family hit the open rode for an old fashioned road trip. Over 2,000 miles that I traveled the last couple of weeks were by car and I never got, “are we there yet.” Two reasons for that, my daughter knows better, and my family likes to sleep on long car rides. I spent the last [...]
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