The 9/11 Memorial and Museum

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Our trip to New York would not have been complete without a visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. While I mentioned that visit and shared a couple of pictures (“We Did the New York Tourist Stops, Too,” July 6, 2014), it seems fitting and right to spend a little more...

We Did the New York Tourist Stops, Too

We Did the New York Tourist Stops, Too

The Lion King was the main event, but we managed to squeeze in a few more stops as well. Let’s see… We began our first full day with a ride on the New York subway; that’s Erin in the green top with the family in front of her. to  the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, a...

The Lion King: Shock and Awe

The Lion King: Shock and Awe

Based on my favorite words of wisdom-Only put off until tomorrow that which you are willing to die having left undone-I made the executive decision to travel to New York to see the Broadway production of The Lion King before its run was over. I wanted to take the...

When It Finally Rains, It Pours

  Or, “How to Drown Your Cactus!’' Keep in mind that we have been in a severe drought for, what, about six years? But today, June 18, the bottom fell out of a cloud, not once, but twice, serving up a quintessential example of the classic gully-washer/turd floater...