Traditional war memorials celebrate victory and sometimes boastfully depict a victor’s prowess with tall obelisks and arches or statues of strong men and horses. The now 200-year-old “Triumphal Arch” in Paris, France does just this for the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars. It features the names of French generals and a surprisingly long list of […]
You know about those little annoyances that go on untreated forever? A dripping faucet is an excellent example. The faucet drips, and when it drips in the most annoying way possible, we do anything we can to put off actually repairing the drip. Bilge pump can’t keep up with that leak? Install a bigger pump. […]
I’ve done something I don’t normally do. I’ve planned a 700-mile, two-day ride in such detail, that the GPS has to load the route in three segments. Dave usually plans our rides as I can’t stand the limitations of a fixed route. But in this instance, planning is as close as I can get to […]
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October has me stationary in and around Houston, Texas with the exception of a week-long camping expedition with my mom and Eric. We drove west to Enchanted Rock State Park and then east to Emma Long Metropolitan Park in Austin before finishing our trip at Huntsville State Park and the Texas Renaissance Festival. Notable events […]