In the Belly of the Beast

Friday, May 24th, 2013

First posted September 4, 2008 That is where our travels today will take us.  The beast is a cruise ship.  I’m sure many of you have taken cruises and are aware of all the food available.  It’s everywhere you look, day and night.  You don’t even have to leave your cabin.  But there’s a secret […]

In the Belly of the Beast

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

That is where our travels today will take us.  The beast is a cruise ship.  I’m sure many of you have taken cruises and are aware of all the food available.  It’s everywhere you look, day and night.  You don’t even have to leave your cabin.  But there’s a secret you don’t know.  The best […]

Transported to China

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

We have Chinese take out every now and then and I noticed something new the last time we ordered.  It was probably right there all along, but I just wasn’t very observant.  It was the bilingual cash register receipt.  I’ve never seen anything quite like it before.  The items ordered were listed in both Chinese […]

Paper or Plastic?

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

That’s a question we hear a lot when we’re out shopping for groceries.  Increasingly, the reply is, “Neither.  I have my own cloth bags.”  The groceries are hopping on the bandwagon with this and selling reusable bags.  I do most of my shopping at Publix as it’s just a few blocks from my home.  They […]