I really don’t know how it all started. I guess we figured that because we were celebrating our first anniversary, we should take a trip. So we packed up and went to Wilmington, Del., so Maria could indulge herself in some of the DuPont houses in that area. Almost 11 years later, we’re still hitting […]
I learn something new every time I visit a new place. Sometimes, I glean a new historical fact or expose myself to a food or drink I have never had. When I visited the Cincinnati area recently, I discovered something entirely different. Apparently, Covington, Ky., doesn’t sell contact lens solution.
I feel sorry for my wife. And not just because she has to put up with me and my bad jokes. I recently have learned that she suffered through a deprived childhood. As a child, Maria only went on one vacation. One. Uno. That’s it. One trip to the beach when she was little and […]
We don’t always get a chance to confront our childhood fears. Thanks to two of my crazy sisters, I will get that opportunity later this year. I’m going to Disney World. Well, all of us are as part of a small-scale Shea invasion. This is nothing new for my siblings, some of whom go once […]
My wife and I went away for the weekend recently to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We came back relaxed after a splendid weekend. But I have a bone to pick with some of the people who also spent that weekend in Cape May, N.J. You people need to learn how to travel. I’m no world-traveler, […]