Playing Fair and Being Kind

3-24-14 I write this date at the top of the page and I am not prepared for it. I was born on 2-19-39 – “14” is very close to “39”. Time rules our lives to a great extent; more than many of us are willing to admit. The numbers add up all along the trail … More 4 Days in La Quinta

I left Albuquerque and started south on I 25. During the drive I got a case of telephone-itis. I called a bunch of friends and chatted them up. As the day drew on I settled into the trip. I stopped in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. I found a great place for lunch just before … More Pancho Villa, Tent, Mexican Food, Gila Bend, Mexican Food, New Mexico, Arizona, Saquaros, Pipe Organs, Ajo, California!

Route 66 in Albuquerque is filled with lots of memories and artifacts from the days before interstate highways. Central Avenue leaves I 40 for a bit and takes one through a lovely old part of the city; a street lined with restaurants, movie houses, shops, and other places oozing with memories. I had a late … More Kicks and Route 66 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYApJtsyd0

I left New Orleans with a good feeling. My good friend Pat and I established a few solid connections that weren’t present before. I look forward to seeing her again either in Louisiana or Maine.  My trip back to Ridgeland was necessary to pick up clothing that was forgotten there and to meet Linda’s daughter … More To New Mexico via Ridgeland, Mississippi and Lufkin, Texas

I wandered into New Orleans from Ridgeland, Mississippi via Vicksburg, Natchez, and Baton Rouge. I’m guessing that ‘Baton Rouge’ means ‘Red Stick’. (Remember the song “Hit me with you rhythm stick. Hit me! Hit me!”? Hit me with your baton rouge. Hit me! Hit me! HIT MEEEEE! That’s a shout out to Ian Dury and … More New Orleans

Before leaving Charleston, South Carolina I had a telephone conversation with an old friend I’d known in New York in 1979-1981 period of my life. She and I had been close. We had recently reestablished contact and for a few months we had been planning a get together in her home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. … More Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

The weather clears and I continue to Nicole Schmittendorf’s home. It is Friday the 21st of February early in the morning. Tennessee is a pretty part of the country. Rolling hills with lush valleys. I like the territory. I meet Nicole, we share lunch at Banjo’s Bar-B-Que. Wonderful pulled pork sandwiches with fried onion rings … More Spring City, Tennessee

I arrived in Virginia Beach very early on my birthday, the 19th of February. The place I had planned on staying is no longer existing. Ft. Story on Cape Henry is closed. I changed plans and traveled to Little Creek Joint Base still in Virginia Beach and got a room for the night. The weather … More Little Creek and Newport News and finally to Tennessee