Nothing Ever Happens on My Street
Reporting on the minutiae of the day
Just one last thing about traveling… Coming home. As in, literally walking in the front door. Coming home from a trip to people or pets is a fantastic way to be greeted. Your tribe misses you (I hope!) and they physically reestablish your connection with hugs, wagging tails, and whatever it is cats do. How… Continue reading Welcome Home
I don’t fly very often, maybe once or twice every year or so, but I’ve been extremely lucky during those trips. No horrendous delays, or passenger mayhem, or clogged up TSA lines. Granted, I generally fly into and out of smaller airports (CVG – Cincinnati is my home base) which eases the stresses of large… Continue reading Up in the Air
This morning I ate my last breakfast in the south at least for a while and though I did get thisclose to getting grits, the chicken on a biscuit at Al's Diner captured my gastric imagination. Yep, pretty harsh treatment to my system after last night's vegan/gluten free dinner, but there you have it. I… Continue reading Pittsboro in the Morning…Cincy in the Evening
The perils of visiting your friends' farm is that sooner or later, especially say at the height of planting season (!) you're going to be put to work. After an hour or so of me screwing around on the back porch this morning, I got roped into planting three rows of tomatoes and a row… Continue reading Pittsboro and Beyond: Day 3
Ended up last night at the Cat's Cradle entertainment complex in Carraboro. I went to see Sarah Shook, a traditional hard-drinking honky tonk angel of a performer who I like a lot. I misread the program and I thought her back up band was the Two Dollar Pistols. Actually, Sarah Shook's back up band is… Continue reading Pittsboro and Beyond: Day Two
Weekend Trip - Day One 3:30 p.m. Post - The Trip Begins I always have to remember, not everyone wants to chat at 5:30 a.m. like me. I’m damn cheerful all the time, not that the people on the long term parking tram to the Delta terminal care. But let me back up. Travel days… Continue reading Travel Day
