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The Literary Tour
We are staying in the historic district on Duval Street at the La Concha Hotel. This building is the tallest structure on Key West. Author Tennessee Williams rented out the entire top floor while he wrote A Streetcar Named Desire. The place ain’t half bad. We drop anchor and decide to head out and about. … Continue reading
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Driving the Keys
The day we are leaving Miami we are awakened to the news report of an active police chase. There was a carjacking not terribly far from where we were staying and it turns out the suspect was already wearing a house arrest type ankle bracelet. (? WTF?) He jumped into the Miami river not far … Continue reading
The Aftermath
At breakfast this morning we realize that our hotel is full of workmen. AT&T/Direct TV guys in their florescent vests and carrying hard hats are sitting over coffee. I overhear their conversations. They are receiving a lot of anger from the people seeking restoration of services. One young man sums it up, “I know you’ve … Continue reading
Hurricane?! Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That!
I stared with the same look that the deer in my headlights display when I am driving home from work at night. Whirling it’s way through the Caribbean, intent on wreaking havoc with a course no one could predict, bearing down for a direct hit on the homestead we would be inhabiting in just a … Continue reading
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
The school year started for real yesterday with Damian beginning a new chapter as a Middle School student. Don had to return a full week before and has been lamenting the end of Summer quite vociferously since then. I tend to reserve my end of Summer blues until after my birthday in September which is … Continue reading
Independence Day
When did Independence Day become a days long series of events? Not that I mind any extended celebrations. This practice has given me more opportunities for fireworks viewing and party attending and made me not feel so bad about having to work on the actual fourth day of July. Many of our local venues have … Continue reading
Midsummer
The celebration of Midsummer has occurred since ancient times as a festival coinciding with the summer solstice. The allure of the longest day of the year called to me and I had to join in the revelry. It was a well planned bonus that I happened to be on the beach at the time. Dancing, … Continue reading
Scavenger Hunt
Rancho Russo is headquartered in the bucolic countryside of Fauquier County. Out here school has been dismissed for summer and the previously incapacitated Russo family members have returned to their pre-operative states of health (for better or worse as that may be). This has afforded the former chauffeur, nurse, physical therapist, housekeeper, cook, bottle-washer & … Continue reading
President’s Day
I don’t consider President’s Day to be much of a holiday. Not since this abomination combination holiday was touted by merchants and advertisers in the 1980s, who coined the term “President’s Day” as a vehicle for creating sales and encouraging wanton spending and procurement of non-essential goods. (It’s the American way!) However, when the opportunity … Continue reading
The Elephant in the Room: The Thailand Tales final episode
As you prepare to enter this new year there were a few lessons we were gifted with from our Thailand trip that we’d like to share. Fear Not Sit unsecured atop a pachyderm with a propensity for walking in water? Why not! Float down a river on a half-submerged collection of sticks? Of Course! Get … Continue reading
