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On a dark, desert highway …

Mar 5, 2015

(No) cool wind in my hair… I was in the desert but this was not a highway – rather a dusty road with a rutted surface like a washboard. But…

Love Letters Lost?

Feb 13, 2015

It’s February 13. You know what that means! Hearts and roses and romance everywhere. Obviously, I should write this blog post on the subject … about how the freedom, joy…

And the Winners are ……… Photos of the Year, 2015 edition

Jan 9, 2015

One of my end-of-year rituals is the creation of a photo book entitled: Scott & Marilyn, Our Year in Pictures. Every year, I scramble to get it published, printed…

Celebrating My “Sweet Sixtieth”

Oct 24, 2014

I’m two days shy of my sixtieth birthday. Conventional thinking would suggest that I’m past my prime and that I’m on the downhill slide. Not so. I’m happier, healthier, more fulfilled…

A Dead Dog & A Good-Looking Governor – A Swell Summer Road Trip

Aug 22, 2014

Seventy-three years ago, Jennie, Agnes, Clara and Ann set off on a road trip… Clara kept a diary … Speedometer readings: Start of trip 3,794 miles; End of trip 8,111…

Fizzies & Fartless Baked Beans (Re-Visited)

Jul 2, 2014

NOTE: I’m in the process of (finally) writing my long-promised book! As such, I’ve been doing a lot of digging into old memories. This story was published six years ago…

My Maldivian Affair with Oriental Sweetlips

May 22, 2014

Floating on the azure waters of a coral reef just off the island of Emboodhu Finolhu in the Maldives, I looked down onto an alien world of bizarre sea creatures….