Barb and I took a winter break to the Iberostar Grand Bavaro in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Here we are again at an all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean. I don’t mean that to be cynical, jaded or ungrateful. It’s a pleasant exercise in over-indulgence, a test to see how much we can stand to consume, …
Here is a collection of our holiday letters over the years, for those keeping track. Some years are missing, either because we didn’t do a letter or I don’t have an electronic copy. Some Memories of 2024 Some Memories of 2023 Some Memories of 2022 Some Memories of 2021 Some Memories of 2020 Some Memories …
The ongoing chronicle of Manny. July 19, 2018: We meet Manny for the first time at the Howard County Animal Shelter. He’s about 12 weeks old, originally named Merv, and we’re the first to see him. He’d been found in Laurel, caught in a cat trap covered in tar and fleas, they tell us. After …
A running tab of movies I’ve seen in theaters or at home, and a quick comment about them. I’ve succumbed to the idea of assigning a personal score for each film. My scale: 4 Stars – One of the best, well recommended 3 Stars – Recommended, but some issues here and there 2 Stars – Problematic, hard to recommend 1 Star …