by smith | Jan 16, 2010
(Originally published on www.highonadventure.com) Bachelor Butte, as it was known in the early day before gaining “Mount Bachelor” status, had opened a half-dozen years earlier. I got to play hooky with my Dad and his skiing friends years ago. They worked hard all...
by smith | Jan 14, 2010
If you are one of those lucky people whose family gets along superbly, who looks forward to flying or driving to visit family on holidays or special occasions, who can’t wait until the family gets together again, who slid out of the birth canal into a functional...
by smith | Jan 12, 2010
Some people I know, when they are really stressed out, take an afternoon, evening or full day off. The next day, they are back to work. Others kick it for a weekend, and then dive back into the daily routine on Monday morning. I’m flipping through my mental rolodex of...
by smith | Jan 11, 2010
During the holidays, I attempted to log into my Wyndham Rewards account to book a hotel stay and discovered my account had been closed and I had lost 5,500 points, 500 points short of a one-night stay. I contacted Wyndham Rewards and was told that my account had been...
by smith | Dec 24, 2009
Some of you (especially readers around age two) may have felt drawn to the little guy peeking out from behind the pile of mantecados I wrote about last week. He’s my favorite caganer, a traditional rendition of the Catalan shitting man. He takes his place in all...
