Being a Tourist at Home

  I looove being a tourist at home. I've visited a lot of historic sites and museums over the past 10 years of birthday lists, but the beauty of living in a city is that there are always more places to visit. Last weekend, I toured Old North Church and the Boston Tea Party Ships... Continue Reading →

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor…

  Mary and I visited our friend Carrie in New York City last weekend. I also saw two college friends who live in the area. They were all game for visiting the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island so I could geek out in my genealogical way and check off two birthday list items. Being... Continue Reading →

T Minus One Month

  One month left to finish the birthday list and 10 items to go. I'll knock off a few this weekend when I visit NYC and go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island for the first time. I'm excited to check out the Immigrant Wall of Honor because a distant relative paid to... Continue Reading →

Happy Earth Day

  Just read this quote for the first time today. Love it! "Myth: we have to save Earth. Frankly, Earth doesn't need to be saved. Nature doesn't give a hoot if human beings are here or not. The planet has survived cataclysmic and catastrophic changes for millions upon millions of years. Over that time, it... Continue Reading →

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