Me, after watching the explosions as they introduced Angel City FC, and seeing the pink-shirted players on the defense for the first ten minutes of the match: C’mon, girls. The pink team finally managed to get the ball on the other side of the pitch. Me: WAY TO GO, LADIES! Beloved: who… are you rooting … Continue reading There were a LOT of pink fireworks.
Unknown origin: Estás disfrutando de tu estancia aqui? Me: oh, shit. It’s happened. I’ve lost my mind. Small voice: you prefer English? Me: who… is… Me: Mmmmmmmmisty?? Misty, my aunt’s ancient feline: She said to speak to you in Spanish, but you’d only understand parts of it. You don’t appear to be of substandard intelligence, … Continue reading Sitting alone in my aunt’s dining room, I heard a small voice.
A friend of mine at work wanted to get involved with Guide Dogs Of America but because he travels occasionally and his wife works, he wasn’t able to do so. Beloved, on the other hand, is at home most of the time, as am I, so we decided to get into something called co-raising. With … Continue reading So we got ourselves into a weird situation in the last year…
Given my recent post about the Peugeot and my dad’s less than fondness of the French, this came up for me. We were on a trip to New York when the kids were young (2004, maybe? That’d put Blondie at 12 and the Boy at seven), and we hit up the Statue of Liberty. With … Continue reading You did not say that to him! I stared down my son.
As we all settled into our seats in business class on the British Airlines 777 (I was not going business in the damn 380, I don’t know who designed that turkey… more on that later maybe)… ahhh… gotta love going in business from the west coast to London, a bed is just so civilized, more … Continue reading “No… champagne…?!” Squeaked Granny.
Here’s my advice: if you need or feel you would benefit from wheelchair service, but are shy or embarrassed or uncomfortable about the idea… get over it. You do yourself and your travel companion(s) no favors by martyring yourself. You’re miserable, they’re miserable… what’s the point? Take the help. So during the most recent England … Continue reading Wheelchair service at London Gatwick and LAX
If the weather report for Los Angeles says 60% chance of rain, you’re more likely to see an albino chimpanzee waltz by wearing the Crown Jewels. If, however, in England, there’s a 15% chance, take your damn raincoat, it’s gonna pour. We’re spending the week in Torquay (Tor-KEY, but please, not turkey…) at the Agatha … Continue reading The real difference between England and California…
This is on the main screen of their app. Third best low cost long haul airline? How many low cost long haul airlines ARE there, anyway? Ah… well, at least ten. But… they’re… not quite #3… We flew LAX - LHR several years ago on Norwegian Air Shuttle (also a “low cost long haul carrier’) … Continue reading Is it worth buying cheap Norse Atlantic Airlines tickets for next summer?
It’s more than £30 to go to Stonehenge visitor’s center and catch an overcrowded shuttle to the actual monument (plus you have to pay to park in their field). However, you have better access and a better view, so weigh the alternative for yourself. To us, it wasn’t worth the seventy quid to get that … Continue reading Seeing Stonehenge on the cheaps – the positives, negatives and things to consider…
Okay, granted, the river’s been used for nigh on 300+ years for commerce but I didn’t know the lighthouses were so endemic. And the lighthouses have existed for the past 200 years or so. We went over to the Rondout lighthouse on a solar powered boat (hooray! The first boat of its kind, the coast … Continue reading Who knew the Hudson River had so many lighthouses?
Examining Misadventures 