Four days in the back-country of Shenandoah National Park, including the Appalachian Trail and a climb up Old Rag
Category: Adventure
Oh Vietnam – I miss you already — McFramblin: Adventures and musings from a gap year that doesn’t seem to end
What made Vietnam special for me — sidewalks, street food, coffee, wandering, motorbikes, daytrips, local guides, making mistakes, and traveling with an adventurous friend. This is
Remembering Anthony Bourdain
A tribute to the man whose travels, writing, sense of humor and adventure are an inspiration to this very blog.
2015 in Review…and a Preview of 2016
Happy New Year! I love the week of transition from Christmas into the new year and this year with the holidays falling on Friday it
2015 in Review…the Music
sThis is the third of four postings in a brief series looking back at 2015. I love live music and have always admired how 4
Autumn in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
“We headed west into the Virginia countryside with no set plan but to enjoy the fall weather and all that the Old Dominion had to offer!”
Operation Homefront Fundraising Update – Going for double my goal!
A month ago I announced that I would be running in the Army 10 Miler in October. Since then I have been training and getting
30 Minutes, Every 3 Weeks, for 15 Years: Farewell to a Dear Friend
Last week the world lost Ninh Nguyen, the sweet gentle soul who cut my hair for about 15 years. For 30 minutes every three weeks we would
Operation Homefront & the Army 10 Miler
“I have committed to running the Army 10 Miler; and to raising $1,000 in the process.” Happy Independence Day! I love the 4th of July, the anniversary
Theodore Roosevelt Island
This post is one in a series of Ten 3-Mile Walks Around Washington, DC. The pins in the map below show where I stopped to take
VE Day 70th Anniversary – Warbirds’ DC Flyover
Friday May 8th was the 70th anniversary of VE Day. To commemorate the event, a massive flyover of 56 World War II era planes was
Glorious Colorado!
My company has an office in Broomfield, Colorado, halfway between Denver and Boulder, and that gets me out there a few times a year. Last
Recipes That Didn’t Age Well
This post is part of the series, “The History in My Grandmother’s Recipe Boxes“. The series includes some timeless classics. Some, however, are better markers
Some of What Happens in Vegas!
I had the good fortune to make a recent business trip to Las Vegas. It hasn’t been unseasonably cold in DC, but it is winter and
Martin Luther King Day from 1984 to 2015
In January, 1984 I went to a celebratory concert at the Capital Center just outside Washington, DC. The star was Stevie Wonder and he had
Family Dinner in Poland–With Our New Polish Family!
If you’ve been following my posts from Poland, you have heard a little bit about Radek. Radek is a friend of the family. He is
Poland – A Family Visit
This is my great grandmother. She was born Karolina Musial and this picture is from about the time she emigrated from Poland to the United
Corned Beef & Cabbage
So easy to make, so traditional! This year I sautéed the cabbage instead of the traditional boil. I paired it with a Guinness and we
First Impressions (8/26)
Originally posted on Leah's Peace Corps Chronicles:
It’s Official!! Every single story about Dominican hospitality I had heard leading up to coming here is…
Appalachian Trail Adventure 2013 – Connecticut, Part 3 of 3
The Remainder of the Trip Day 5 of 6 saw the absolute highlight of the trip, and was leading up to our last night in
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