I am going to write this blog about my trip to Cancun this Thanksgiving. Please forgive me, as it seems that I left any writing skills I may have had in Cancun, and now this blog sounds like a third grade paper entitled "What I Did With My Thanksgiving Vacation". I am mortified, and yet I persevere. This Thanksgiving my better half and I went to Cancun with my sister and brother-in-law. I have never actually been out of the country before, except a brief trip across the border into Canada. In...

In ages past ('bout 15 yrs ago), when man flew across the nation he could expect a meal to be served. Occasionally this meal was even hot, and might consist of a chicken dish, mashed potatoes and a vegetable. Somewhere along the way, the airlines decided it was cheaper to offer the ubiquitous "snack box".   Don't get me wrong, the snack box is highly superior to the previous "chicken" and side dishes of dubious nature. For a mere 3$ a person can now purchase $1.50 worth of...

This is my first trip to NY. I find NY to be sticky. That's my official review. We got in, got a cab, went to the hotel. We weren't allowed to check in because we were too early, but they did agree to hold our luggage. Which meant I had to dig through my luggage in the lobby to pull out the giveaways I brought for our meeting that afternoon. That was exciting for all involved. I managed not to send underwear or other embarassing items skittering across the floor where I would be required to d...