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Category Archives: Travel
A Question of Distance
I was recently asked to write about the “farthest” I’ve ever traveled from home. Immediately, a short list of locations ran through my mind. And I pondered, “Which was the farthest from home?” With the help of Google Maps and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, broken families, broken homes, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2050
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Monday Musings: A Question of Beauty
Inspiration comes in all shapes, sizes, and formats. This little piece was inspired by a friend commenting on a post asking people to share the most beautiful place they’ve visited. Being the analytical nerd I am, I read a few … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged @jacksonseric, alaska, cruises, Glacier Bay, icebergs, icebregs
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Memorably Speaking: Vacations?
The challenge inspiring this piece was to describe my most memorable vacation. At first, I bypassed the thought as I had many other prompts to spur me and hundreds of other bloggers to publish something. I’ve had so many great … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation
Tagged @jacksonseric, BLT, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-1990, family trips, train rides
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Memory Lane: Alaska or ICU?
In case you are not a regular here, my life recently has been quite exciting or frightening, if you prefer. From a near-crippling back injury a year ago to an early morning ambulance ride to the emergency room a few … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Entertainment, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged @jacksonseric, chest pains, dangerous mistakes, gallows humor, survival attitude
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Speaking of Travel
Our January muse sent out a question today, asking about our preferred mode of travel. My mind immediately went to a meme that makes me smile whenever I see a version of it. My second, more rational thought was, “First … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor, Journalism, Travel, Uncategorized, Vacation, Writing
Tagged #bloganuary, @jacksonseric, cruise ship, Hawaii, Kauai, motorcycle
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The Saga of Rosy and June: Unexpected Friendship
Rosy and June were strangers. They lived in different countries with life stories having little in common. Rosy was born and raised in Texas. June was born and raised in England. Rosy married a guy from her hometown and never … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Survivors, Daily Life, Medicine, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged @jacksonseric, Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivors, Cancer Treatments, Health care
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Road Trip Flashback
The story you are about to read took place at The Point, a restaurant on Bomber Road, just west of Lockheed Martin. If you are not familiar with The Point on Lake Worth, let me introduce you to one of … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Family Vaules, Food, Old Fort Worth, Travel
Tagged Catfish, family fun, Food, Lake Worth, old cars, road trips
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That Last Hundred Meters!
Okay! If you’ve ever watched a foot race of any length, you’ve likely seen more than one runner straining to make that last hundred meters. Whether it is to better their own time, catch the runner in front of them … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, roadtrip, travel
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Of Altitude and Attitude: Challenging Our Waistlines
As a regular reviewer of restaurants on TripAdvisor* and other sites, I cannot leave the story of our Rocky Mountain excursion without mentioning the food. First, hat’s off to my long-time friend and Rocky Mountain regular, Scott Windham. Scott made … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Family Vaules, Travel, Vacation
Tagged dining, Dunraven Inn, elk fest, Notchtop Cafe, Rock Inn Mountain Tavern, vacation
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Of Altitude and Attitude: 12K and Windy
We met some lovely people on this Rocky Mountain adventure. Two of the nicest were a couple of gals about our age but in better high altitude shape. We met them waiting for the park and ride shuttle at Bear … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Holidays, Travel, Vacation
Tagged Aspens, Rocky Mountain National Park, Trail Ridge Road
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