Random Past Posts
Cuba (Part 8) Olympic Spirit Part of a series from my recent trip to Cuba. Part 1 is here. One quick stop on our Tour de Cuba was at a Havana boxing arena where some of Cuba's Olympic boxers train. Despite its tiny More...
Alaska with Joyce and J.B. My first post-retirement priority was to take a trip with my Mom and Dad. Most Alaska tourists apparently spend their time on cruise ships. I had raised this option with my Dad. Predictably, his response to the cruise ship More...
Leadville 100 Mountain Bike Race 2011 First, you should know that less than a year ago, neither I nor any of my friends rode mountain bikes. And you should know that the Leadville 100 is perhaps the most "epic" mountain bike race in the U.S. Lance More...
Wichita FALLS: We’re Not in Kansas, Toto. A company in Wichita Falls sells T-shirts reading : “We’re Not In Kansas. We Never Were.” Apparently, a good chunk of the U.S. population doesn't know which state they should look in (Answer: "Texas") to find the place. For More...
Kiwi Springtime: Queenstown, New Zealand New Zealanders refer to themselves as "Kiwis." And of course most Americans are aware of the brown, furry fruit of the same name. But if you're tracing the original source of the term "kiwi," be aware that the chicken-sized bird came before that egg-sized More...