When was the last time you went on a cruise? You know, giant boat, thousands of new friends. Fabulous food. 24-hour-a-day cocktail hour. More fun things to do than time to do them. That’s what we just came back from. All four of us. Karen and Rick who invited Suzi who then invited me as… Continue reading Tourist Troubleshooting: Why It’s Called Adventure Travel
Author: theupstory
Once upon a time I wrote for a living. I thought I got paid by the word until I saw my benefits package and realized I'd struck gold. So 37 years later I wrote myself into retirement. Now I'm running wild and free across the literary Serengeti with no one to proof my copy and not an approval source in sight. Of course we all know you're supposed to write about what you know. I know about the human condition, stuff I can't believe just happened, dogs, road trips, the coordinates for all the Cold Stone Creameries, why Walmart looks more Village of the Damned than usual this morning, and so forth and so on. So I drive around, make observations, and write stuff. Yeah.
Shocking sugar diagnosis triggers taste bud terror
I got the shock of my life today! By now I thought I knew everything I needed to know. But I was wrong. And wrong in a big way about something that’s very important to me: Sugar. It all started because of my gallbladder. My gallbladder had flunked a job performance test. Up until then,… Continue reading Shocking sugar diagnosis triggers taste bud terror
The ‘brushing’ scam brushes by me
(*See end of story for info about scams like I encountered.) Back in the olden days I entertained myself with phone scammers. I’d get a call from someone who would ask “is Ted there?” And I’d say, “Yes, but he’s too drunk to come to the phone.” And we’d be off and running. Usually, the… Continue reading The ‘brushing’ scam brushes by me
$1,000 will cure my dog’s bad breath
My day started off with taking Boomer, my eight-year-old Labrador retriever, to the vet for these weird respiratory episodes he was having. He would hang his head and snort, wheeze, and gag. Not for long, but enough to get my attention. I didn’t know if it was a passing phase or the beginning of something… Continue reading $1,000 will cure my dog’s bad breath
Twilight Zone Travel: When things go weirdly wrong
Hi, y’all! We’re back from our trip to New Orleans, the city you’ve all heard stories about. But we’re not going to talk about the fun or the food or the 11 prisoners who broke out of jail and were running loose the day we arrived. No, no. We, like Lemony Snicket, are going to… Continue reading Twilight Zone Travel: When things go weirdly wrong
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