The Adventures of Travel Penguin

Well the photo above is not a jungle, but a lion would find it safe here.  I love the music on this,  

  I am stumped, I can't think of a theme for this week's Sunday Five.  I am searching for inspiration, hoping for insight from the m...

  I have never owned a boat, but I have dreamed about it.  I love being out on the water.  I have found memories growing up of time on Uncle...

How can it be almost the end of November already?  I have been known to say time flies when you are having fun, will it has sped by this yea...

I am jaded,  I have learned a lot from the kind nice people I have encountered.  I have learned about kindness, and sharing, and forgiveness...

I was on a call recently, and people were stressing about not traveling and being with family this holiday season.  There is a lot of anxiet...

One of the joys of a long and trusting relationship, is a level of trust that makes it possible for someone to say, "have you been feel...

Okay, I have lens envy.  I look like a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree by comparison. 

If you could make today a special holiday, what would it celebrate?  What major goal in your life, have you accomplished?  What is the bigge...

There are two varieties of Osprey that if I am lucky I get to see along the River.  One nests on posts or dead trees, usually over the water...

  Remember to live,  To enjoy each day, To be kind,  To love,  To find a moment to laugh,  To find a moment to take in the world around you,...

This is a political opinion piece. The US Presidential Election is over.  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won by a margin of about 3% on the pop...

  Last week was my oldest brother.  This week my middle brother.  He will be 67 or 68 in December.  He called me recently, he calls a few ti...

One of the publications I write for professionally has started running seasonal recipes for the holiday issue.  My submission last year was ...

Someplace in 35,000 unsorted photos, I have pictures of Joe Biden speaking at a legal aid lunch in DC, when he was Vice President.  He spoke...

  Let's try some multiple choice questions this week.  Would you sooner,  Spend the weekend at home, or away with family?  Fly or Drive ...

On this day, a long, long, long time ago, a blue-eyed legend was born.  I won't say how many years ago, but it was lots.  Happy Birthday...

I am writing this mid-afternoon on Wednesday.  Votes are still being counted, the outcome of the election is uncertain, but, I am appalled b...

  I was raised stingy.  My parents were farmers, farming is an insecure way to earn a living.  The good years were good, the bad years could...

The child on the left is my oldest brother.  He will be I think 69 this month.  I see his posts on Facebook from time to time, but seldom he...