Archive for March, 2010
It’s another cold day in Denver, so I spent a while indoors taking in my limited tourist options. I got up early today and went walking downtown to the State capitol building, which is the least distinct skyscrapers from all the others, both in design and height. Then I walked to see what time the [...]
There are times when traveling that one just needs a bit of normalcy. Sometimes it is nice to just blend in with the locals and do what the locals do. Go were they go and feel like your a part of the community. If friendly enough, you just may feel right at home and make [...]
This is the adventure that I would have been waiting for, had I known it was a possibility, but because it was never in my possible realm, I never waited for it, because it is better than anything I could have waited for on my own. A small trip to a small place, one that [...]
Birthdays are a special time to celebrate the birth of a loved one. It is a time to reflect on the joyous memories you have of that person. If it is the celebration of a child, it must be extra special. These are the memories that they will hold dear for the rest of their [...]
Kobe Bryant is the best basketball player in the world today. The man that raised Kobe and was his first teacher is now looking to become the head coach for the University of Hawaii’s men’s basketball team. Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant does not need an endorsement from his son, who happens to be a NBA [...]
Looking at the history of the automobile, it seems like a remarkably short amount of time for something to have taken such a major hold in our imagination. They’ve changed the way we do things, certainly, and it’s even possible that they’ve changed the way we think. When large distances between points suddenly becomes smaller, [...]
If you are like most Americans, and probably most working people across the world, you look forward to each paycheck with great anticipation; that great payoff for all your hard work and effort. However, as many of us are realizing, those paychecks just don’t go quite as far as they used to . There are [...]
Races are not just about the horses or the betting and when a big race comes to town so do a lot of other great things to do in the area. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is no exception and Cheltenham makes sure that there is no disappointment if you come to the races looking for [...]
We visited my cousin, Yezmin, in San Francisco. While we stayed with her, we all decided to take a trip to Napa and do some wine-tasting in Napa Valley. It’s only about 3 1/2 hours from where my cousin lived and we all remember having a great time a few years back, when Yezmin came [...]