A Relaxing Spring Break in Florida (with thousands of college and high school students)

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It’s almost midnight and 5 teenagers are in the back of our Suburban. Not like that picture above. They’re asleep now. It’s the only time they’ve been asleep at this late hour all week. Just like babies, they’re so well-behaved that way. There’s been a steady rain the past seven hours. It’s been a day of burger […]

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Is The Compensation Enough For Passengers On The “Cruise From Hell”?

Carnival Triumph passenger

By now you’ve heard and read about the ordeal that thousands of Carnival Triumph passengers endured for several days. All the passengers are off the ill-fated ship now, but their vacation memories will last a lifetime. I’ve taken my family on many cruises, and several on Carnival. I think it’s one of the best ways […]

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Back To The Oregon Trail

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  You know what it’s like to take something for granted until you don’t have it anymore? Michelle and I sure do. We took a short trip to Oregon recently to visit family. I grew up there, and Michelle and I lived there when we were first married. I worked at this TV station during […]

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Gas Prices Cut Into Vacation Travel

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Can you believe it’s almost summer? That means vacation. But with gas prices and airfares so high, are there any deals out there? It’s still April, and the kids are still in school, but the travel agents I talked to today gave me their top 3 pieces of advice as we look ahead to summer: […]

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Destin Beaches: No Oil, But Lots Of Strange Looking People

Contracted BP Oil workers on Destin beach

The coast is clear, but the natives are restless.  That pretty well sums up Day 1 of our beach vacation in Destin, Florida. The oil is getting closer to these sugary white sandy beaches.  Many of the locals I talked to today say it’s now within 10 miles.  And they’re all worried… from the grocery […]

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Shame On You

Shame on you major airline, major pain in the &#%.   I always come back for more, only to be disappointed once again.  As I write this, I’m 35,000 feet somewhere over east Texas, flying American from Dallas to Ft. Lauderdale.  Family trip.  Me, the wife, and two of my kids.  Heading for Florida for […]

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Will 25a Please Shut Up!

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I know this isn’t a news flash, but flying sure isn’t fun anymore.  Or even faster than driving sometimes.  Case in point.  Last Friday evening Michelle and I returned from our vacation in Vail.  Our flight was out of Denver.  Michelle always gets mad at me because I get to the airport early.  You never […]

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