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Apr 18, 20218 min read

Checking off that pre-retirement checklist

Anyone who has retired or looking at it in the near future knows exactly what I’m talking about, there’s this long list of things you...

Apr 18, 20213 min read

The Biltmore Estate is, well, huge

(Third of four posts about trip to Smoky Mountains and Asheville, NC.) What more can you say? The Biltmore Estate is huge. It’s nearly...

Apr 18, 20216 min read

Isn’t it cold there in November?

(Second of four posts about trip to Smoky Mountains and Asheville, NC.) Isn’t it cold there in November? And a few lessons learned. That...

Apr 11, 20213 min read

Not Your Mama’s Apple Pie

(First of four posts about trip to Smoky Mountains and Asheville, NC.) My last trip in 2019, just months before covid shut everything...

Apr 10, 20215 min read

Amazing Winter Romance – Part Deux

Picking up from Part 1 of my venture to the World’s Largest Snowmaze If you haven’t read my first post about this trip, it’s purpose was...

Apr 9, 20212 min read

I almost cried

I almost cried. I didn’t. You know the moment. That moment you feel the tears coming to your eyes but then it stops. It was the moment...

Mar 8, 20216 min read

I've been there!

Something that makes me happy is watching a television show or reading an article and they feature somewhere I’ve traveled. I get...

Mar 6, 20214 min read

Amazing Winter Romance

A long time ago in a far off land – well, ok, it was February of last year but with all that has happened since then it seems almost as...

Feb 28, 20213 min read

Hello, I'm a creative

Hello, my name is Alan and I’m a creative. I've been accused of being an artist but I've never been comfortable with that title I've had...

Feb 21, 20213 min read

When the cosmic tumblers click

There comes a time when all the cosmic tumblers have clicked into place - and the universe opens itself up for a few seconds to show you...