Tag: outdoors

Book Reviews

Get Your Kids Hiking, By Jeff Alt: Book Review

The Bosch 500 Series Dishwasher Brings Magic to the Kitchen
Washing the dishes is one of the biggest time-sucks of my day. A large family equals a lot of dishes. That means I must run the dishwasher at least 3 times a day on the weekends and at least twice a day during the week. After every meal, I can be found scraping dishes and […]
Perfectly Happy with my Imperfections
For the longest time, I snickered at those who participated in the selfie craze. While traveling, I couldn’t understand why people would take a selfie instead of asking someone to take a photo. Since I travel a lot and go to many events and conferences, I found myself in need to take a quick photo […]
They Say Each Year Makes You Older and Wiser (I only feel older)
My job title stated that I was a human resource specialist, but inside I was an actor and writer. If you were to ask me then what I did for a living, those were the claims I would have given. My office was near Greeley Square and during my lunch breaks and after work, I […]
Visiting Grant’s Tomb
On July 23, 1885, Former President and Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant died of esophageal cancer in Wilton, NY. Before Grant passed, he had one request and that was to be buried next to his wife. West Point and many other military cemeteries did not allow women to be buried on-premises, so that left […]
Visiting Hamilton Grange: Alexander Hamilton’s Uptown Quiet Home
“There are moments that the words don’t reach There is a grace too powerful to name We push away what we can never understand We push away the unimaginable They are standing in the garden Alexander by Eliza’s side She takes his hand It’s quiet uptown” From ‘Hamilton‘ Lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda from […]