The Adventures of Travel Penguin

I still have anxiety over walking away from the money, but not from the stress and pressure of the job.  I was surprised by my level of emot...

When I travel alone, I don't mind eating breakfast or lunch alone, but as I have gotten older, I don't enjoy going out to dinner alo...

So, how did I end up driving a big red Cadillac? I paid for most of law school with student loans.  For undergrad, I had worked full time, w...

I was about 10 when my mother started making fruitcakes for the holidays.  She had given up on Clackston, and abbeys for this holiday treat....

The bug, is a lantern bug, I should have squashed it, but I was not sure what it was.   Inspired by a recent comment a few words that vary f...

Where is the Photo from?  The deck at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, looking south toward Memorial Bridge.  What have I been u...

The Pennsylvania State Capital was built in the late 1800's to replace an earlier capital that burned down.  I had a nice walk about.   ...

It has been a long time since I have done a Mural Monday, or Music Monday post. Today you get a little of both.  The mural above was in down...

1: What is your favorite local view?  2: What makes you look up when you go by?  3: What do you hope to see in your lifetime?  4: Do you wea...

We, you and I, can do better, we need to do better,  We need to speak up about what is right About what is kind and gentle.  We need to seek...

A week ago, I was feeling kind of stressed, and I was checking something at the office and noticed that I was nearing the limit on the numbe...

On the farm when I was growing up there was an old bachelor farmer Mr. M., up the road about a mile (hmm, looking back at it a 50 year old n...

What is the image?   Sur Le Table has Duralex glasses in colors, I have never seen the original french one's in colors.  They only have ...

  My time and Idaho was limited, I only saw a small but very interesting corner of the state.  It was so worth it.