travel
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Daily Prompt: What’s the longest trip you’ve taken? 9/12/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! We had a long flight, a two-week vacation to Alaska, though three flights, it only covered the 3, 278 miles to Fairbanks, Alaska, so it comes in second as trips go. The winner was… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s your best tip for budget travel? 9/11/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! ~~~ Today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Let’s never forget the sacrifice of the innocent and first responders: ICE, Law Enforcement, firefighters, EMTs, and all first responders whose jobs are keeping us all… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently – what got you into it? 8/30/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! The most recent thing is probably writing this daily blog. Over the years I tried my hand at many things from carpentry, finishing, building, publishing a poem, three books and playing guitar for many… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? Well, I have 2! 8/29/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and the military! My mother was due on Leap Day of a leap year in February of 1956, but in a rush to get here, I came 4 days early on the 25th. The fairly young Doctor… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What are your top travel destinations here at home? 8/5/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! In the USA – Top 13 Road Trips covers much of what I listed below and they are as follows: (*) indicates things we have yet to do Historic Route 66 from Chicago, IL to… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel? 7/21/26
John 3:16 – Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America; protect our president and Military! American movies – Who could forget Easy Rider or Sideways, which highlighted a story around the California wine regions. At the top of my list would be The Quiet Man and Leap… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s cultural tradition from another country that you wish existed in yours? 6/14/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military! Japan – O-Soji: A tradition in which students participate in daily school cleaning. It promotes understanding of the effort required to maintain shared spaces, fostering empathy for janitorial staff and… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a moment in your life that felt like it was straight out of a movie? 6/3/26
John 3:16 Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military! Preface: On Saturday, September 8, 2001, my nephew Mark married his wife, Linda, in a beautiful ceremony in Medford Lakes, New Jersey. They have now been married for almost 25… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What are the biggest benefits of minimalist living? 5/14/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military I am not sure if my answer to this is as much today as it was in my youth or in our early stages of marriage, when we were raising a family,… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: What’s a thing you were completely obsessed with as a kid? 5/13/26
Be thankful, grateful, patient, charitable, kind, and don’t forget to smile, as it is infectious. God Bless America and Protect Our President and Military Ages 3-5: Being allowed to cross the street by myself, learning to tie my own shoes, learning letters and numbers, and getting my first tricycle. Funny story, though: in my pre-k years,… Continue reading
