Category Archives: Travel
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Gas receipt? Surely you kid?
Leave a commentOctober 31, 2023 by jacklovelace
The gas pump kindly asks do you want a receipt. You press yes. No receipt comes out. No paper. This …
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Bathrooms and Love
Leave a commentOctober 6, 2023 by jacklovelace
On car trips stopping to go to the bathroom can be tricky. Rest areas should be a no brainer but …
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Abandon ship? Is that what he said?
Leave a commentSeptember 20, 2023 by jacklovelace
Recent travels have reinforced a problem with communication systems. At the airport as you are at the gate waiting to …
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A legroom angel
Leave a commentJuly 9, 2023 by jacklovelace
Everyone complains about flying. There is a lot to complain about. But check this experience on our return flight from …
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Wyoming would do more than Pickett
Leave a commentJune 24, 2023 by jacklovelace
Season One of Joe Pickett was painful. I said at the time Wyoming ought to sue. And C.J. Box should …
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Which artifact, which month, which room
Leave a commentApril 1, 2023 by jacklovelace
You never know where you can find unexpected book pleasures. Someone passed along a 1997 book “Across Colorado, Recipes and …
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A new wrinkle
Leave a commentMarch 9, 2023 by jacklovelace
On a recent trip we noticed on the menu (we had to ask for a printed menu of course) that …
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Crazies on wheels
Leave a commentFebruary 2, 2023 by jacklovelace
While praising how nice people were on our recent trip I hate to lose my grumpy old man status. Another …
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A good real world
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2023 by jacklovelace
Just returned from a driving trip to Phoenix. And knocked out once again by the civility and kindness in every …
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Why are these cars lined up?
Leave a commentDecember 30, 2022 by jacklovelace
In the world of journalism not doing its job the examples are just too plentiful. An obvious one I observed …
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