After a whirlwind 2025 for me (selling house in one state; moving to another state to live with a longtime travel friend who is also widowed; traveling on back-to-back 4-week cruises; speaking on cruises in the Mediterranean followed by a week in Portugal; taking a 7-week South Pacific cruise, plus a Yuletide Markets cruise in…
Category: Social Impact
Independent Bookstores in Boise Do More Than Just Sell Books
(image from rdbooks.org) There had been concern for years that print books would fly away like the now-extinct dodo bird. E-book readers such as Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and others were gaining popularity, and as more books became available in e-book formats, the compounding effect took charge. It seemed as if Amazon was coming out with…
Water—Source of Life
Water is known to be the elixir of life for humans, four-legged animals and flying ones, plants, every form of life as we know it on Earth. Most of us take it for granted that water will be there when we want it; we can turn the faucet handle and water flows. That might be…
Put Smiles on Their Faces
The message is simple – Give More – as in the hashtag #GiveMore. Give more so that those who have far less can receive the critical medical treatment that they need. I am in Los Cabos, Mexico, for two weeks, and I had the privilege to meet with some of the hospital staff who is…
Cabo Wabo Cantina — It’s NOT Just Rock and Roll
Most people who find their way to the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, go there for the rock and roll memorabilia, to absorb the music, or to grab their van Halen/Sammy Hagar shirt or hat. Having been to Cabo every year (sometimes two or three times a year) for the past fifteen…