October 2022 This past October we did a five day drive cross country. Almost 2500 miles, saw beautiful scenery along the highways from northern Nevada thru Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and finally to Georgia. The cross-country drive east starting along America’s loneliest Road Highway 50 is spectacular, wide open, and way out…
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Two years later
January 2022 It’s been almost two years now since the Corona Covid-19 Pandemic hit the world. I was traveling to Chicago the day the USA got shut down. The Casino I was going to work at was one of the first types of businesses closed. My boss had me stay at the airport after arriving…
Corona Life on the Road
March 2020 Short film of what it was like to fly this past weekend from Reno to Salt Lake City to Atlanta during the coronavirus pandemic. Seeing airports so empty with most shops and restaurants closed up was like being in the twilight zone. Very bizarre. Be safe, stay home. Music credits: Hello, an Adele…
Road Trip to Tennessee
March 2018 This month marks one year that I’ve been living in Georgia since moving from California, and it’s been great, I still really enjoy living here. That all said, this week I took my first road trip on the east coast to my next work site. I drove from my house in Georgia heading…
Lillie Mae’s House of Soul Food, Santa Clara CA
February 2014 Four years ago I used to work in the bay area a lot and one of my favorite places to go to lunch was a great unique restaurant called Lillie Mae’s House of Soul Food located in Santa Clara California.
Motorcycle Ride, LaGrange GA
February 2018 This weekend I finally had some time to fire up my motorcycle and go for a real ride. For the first time since I moved to Georgia, I went on a 100+ mile motorcycle ride. Heck, I just realized, this is actually the first “big” ride I’ve ever done on the east coast.
January in Michigan
January 2018 My first trip of the new year brought me to Ann Arbor Michigan to work for the week at the University of Michigan.
The Tavern, Old Salem North Carolina
February 2014 While working near Charlotte North Carolina I ventured out over a weekend to explore the local area and went to an old historic town called Salem where I had lunch at The Tavern. Old Salem is very historic. Experience early American history in the unique Moravian settlement of Salem. Original structures, gardens, tours,…
Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Austin Texas
August 2014 There’s burger joints, then there are craft burger joints where the burgers exceed standards and take flavor combinations to a new level. Hopdoddy Burger Bar in Austin Texas is one of those craft burger places that make you go yum! Read on…
Poor Boy Lloyds, Baton Rouge Louisiana
April 2013 While working in Baton Rouge Louisiana a few years ago, I went to a great old place in town for classic cajun, creole, southern food and found it when I had lunch one day at a place called Poor Boy Lloyd’s.
Landing in Atlanta
August 2017 I’ve been flying on airplanes since I was around 6 years old when my parents would put me on a plane and send me to Chicago Illinois to spend summers with my grandparents. I don’t know why but flying still completely fascinates me every time I get on a plane (which is usually…
Lake Champlain, Burlington Vermont
August 2017 Took a recent business trip to Montreal Canada and flew into Burlington Vermont to then drive across the border into Canada to my work site. This was a very interesting, educational and fun trip. By traveling this route ended up saving a good amount of money. It turns out flying into a city…
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