Freedom … What does that word mean as we are half-way through this strange year during which The Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 has dominated the daily news cycle? What does freedom mean for Americans on the 244th Anniversary of the founding of our unique and peculiar nation that is indeed exceptional in so many ways? Freedom is embodied in the many small daily […]
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Oh Look, a Kangaroo! Welcome to Gay Mardi Gras (Part 2)
This is the second in a series. Click here to read Part 1 First up, surfing! Before we head out for Gay Mardi Gras this evening, we hit the famous Bondi Beach for some sun and surfing. The beach was full of eye candy, including our surf instructors Ash and Marty. The best instructors I’ve […]
Oh Look, a Kangaroo! Welcome to the Outback (Part 1)
Oh Look, a Kangaroo! As we meander our way down the dirt roads of the outback, “Oh look, a kangaroo!” is repeated throughout the journey. Australia is full of unique surprises around every corner. “Look, an Emu!” as we continue our drive! Hieroglyphs Our journey today was a visit to see motifs that date back […]
A Nashville Adventure
By Cliff Locke Do you think that sometimes you just have to get away, but you really don’t want to go too far? But it must be someplace that is going to be fun, interesting and an easy drive. Well, that’s what we decided to do one weekend. Thursday night as we sat eating dinner, I said let’s go […]
Looking Back On 2018
By Cliff Locke As 2018 becomes just a memory and I look forward towards 2019, I think about all the marvelous things I might do. I mean, who doesn’t want to do great things in the New Year? I did manage to do some traveling during 2018, not as much as I would have liked, […]
Merry Christmas 2018
By Cliff Locke Christmas has always been a magical time for me. My whole family used to get together and spend the holiday season together. However, now with most of us so busy with our own lives and our parents being gone, it seems like we all just do our own thing. It’s funny because […]