Our trip to Hawaii in February 2014 was fantastic, but it started off as a comedy of errors. You can’t make this sh….t up! And like all crazy things in life, you don’t laugh at the time, but you say “We’ll laugh about this later.” So here’s my attempt to share the laugh. NOTE: Time…… Continue reading Tropical Sun in February: Watkins & Hoppers go to Hawaii
War Room: Movie Review
I finally saw the movie War Room and I feel the need to write my thoughts on the experience. War Room, a drama centered around the power of prayer, was written and directed by the Kendrick Brothers, the same team who gave us Courageous in 2011 and Fireproof in 2008. Now I love a happy…… Continue reading War Room: Movie Review
Fred Cyote – Man on a Walk-About
I wrote this story in 2003. It first appeared in print in the ‘Record Herald’ of Washington Court House, OH. Stories are everywhere, if we just watch and listen. While on vacation I found a story in the form of Fred Cyote (He said that is how he spells his last name). His appearance caught…… Continue reading Fred Cyote – Man on a Walk-About
San Francisco: Getting There
Day 1: Friday March 15th: We flew out of Columbus early Friday with a lay-over in Phoenix. The first indication that this was going to be a very interesting vacation (to say the least) happened in the Phoenix airport when Evelyn emerged from the Lady’s restroom with a pair of long handled metal tongs –…… Continue reading San Francisco: Getting There
San Francisco: Alcatraz and the MUNI
Day 2: Saturday March 16th: Up around 7 am. We had trouble sleeping late. John was awake at four am – still on Ohio time. We had breakfast at Denny’s on the first floor of the Holiday Inn and then took the F bus to Pier 33 where we boarded the ferry to Alcatraz aka…… Continue reading San Francisco: Alcatraz and the MUNI
San Francisco; Chinatown
Day 2B: Saturday March 16th: We disembark the MUNI in Chinatown, and begin to walk down the bustling street. We were hungry and tired, but not finding what we wanted – a nice American Chinese restaurant. There were shops with open stalls on both sides of the narrow street. We strolled past baskets of unrecognizable…… Continue reading San Francisco; Chinatown
Ghostly Old Woman
When I was a teenager in northern Kentucky I heard and repeated many stories that were accepted as truth, but always began as ‘A friend said this happened to her cousin’s big brother’s girlfriend,’ or something to that affect. These tales seem to be similar across the country and are now considered ‘Urban Legends’, another…… Continue reading Ghostly Old Woman
The Queen of Drama
We all have heard the term “Drama Queen” to describe a person who overreacts to circumstances or events that adversely affect her (or him). Well I know someone who is not a “Drama Queen” but she is the ultimate “Queen of Drama”. She is our very own Queen of Heaven, the Mother of God. I…… Continue reading The Queen of Drama
Muir Woods & Trumpet Playing Taxi Driver
Day 3: Sunday March 17th: Saint Patrick’s Day. Coffee and breakfast at Denny’s again, then off to Muir Woods. We decided to take a Taxi on the recommendation of the Hotel Concierge. Cab fare at $60 was cheaper than paying $18 a person for a Tour Bus and more convenient. It took over an hour…… Continue reading Muir Woods & Trumpet Playing Taxi Driver
Sonoma & Napa Valley
Day 4: Monday March 18th: Today we do the Wine Country Tour – Sonoma and Napa Valley. The Grey Line tour bus came to pick us up at the hotel 15 minutes late, said there was an issue with a tire. From there he drove us to Pier 41 where we had to exchange our…… Continue reading Sonoma & Napa Valley
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