Tourist Season Redux
Carl Hiassen’s first solo novel was “Tourist Season” written in 1986. Things have changed since then so I’ll try to update you. We have...
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laurieyoung9
- Jun 11, 2022
- 3 min
Your flight is scheduled for departure at...
· Be incredibly flexible and patient. If this requires drugs, be sure to have your prescription up to date. · If you expect...
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laurieyoung9
- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
A few observations from our expedition
· The 2500 miles out was a lot more interesting than the 2500 miles back. · National Parks are called National Parks for a...
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laurieyoung9
- May 15, 2022
- 4 min
Robin & Laurie's Wild Ride
It’s been a wild ride over the past three weeks, both metaphorically and figuratively. Since leaving Moab and some fantastic sushi, we...
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laurieyoung9
- May 7, 2022
- 4 min
Nothing like this in Florida!
We’ve made it to Moab to start the Utah swing of our Epic Adventure. Five parks here: Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion....
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laurieyoung9
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
And now for something completely different...
Santa Fe is about 250 miles and three centuries north of Carlsbad. It gets about 2 million visitors a year, which is almost exactly the...
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laurieyoung9
- Apr 30, 2022
- 4 min
Westward Ho!
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: Thursday, April 28, 9:30 am: At 200 feet below the surface of the earth, I realize I’ve made an error. ...
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laurieyoung9
- Apr 21, 2022
- 2 min
Countdown to our epic Western Adventure
Robin and I leave Sunday for thirty days of driving and eight National Parks in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. An epic...
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laurieyoung9
- Apr 21, 2022
- 3 min
Setting the Clock Back
In March of this year the United States Senate surprised virtually everyone by unanimously approving a measure to make Daylight Savings...
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laurieyoung9
- Apr 6, 2022
- 3 min
Au Revoir Cape Cod
I know. I took the month of March off from the Blog. But I wasn’t slacking off, honest. We were downsizing. At least, that’s what I...
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laurieyoung9
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Every Day a New Adventure
Some days, I can’t think of a thing to write. Then there’s today. Reader, you are SOOOOOO lucky. On April 9, 2022 you can attend the...
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laurieyoung9
- Jan 28, 2022
- 3 min
Living with Covid
The doorbell rang. It was Dr. Anthony Fauci. I knew this wouldn’t be good. “I’m here to tell you that you’re going to have to live with...
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laurieyoung9
- Jan 19, 2022
- 4 min
“Give me your tired, your cash rich, your...
“Give me your tired, your poor , Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” Florida...
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laurieyoung9
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Reading & Watching
It’s officially 2022, so time to start reading all those books that came in for Christmas. The picture accompanying this blog is of the...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 30, 2021
- 4 min
Goodbye 2021, Not Sorry to See You Go
I read a great story this morning about how other cultures take all the problems of the past year, stuff them into an effigy and then...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Christmas Hopes
What I like most about Christmas is hope. It’s the time of year where irrational hopes can flourish along with decorations, carols and...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water...
Thud. Slam. Screech. The sounds of my head banging on the wall, the doors of many art venues and restaurants slamming shut and the...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome to the Metaverse
I yawned out loud when I heard the news that Facebook has renamed itself Meta. At least they didn’t rename themselves Qanon which would...
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laurieyoung9
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
It's all Greek to me
Just when you thought it was safe to poke your head outside without a mask the Omicron version of Covid arrives. If you set the wayback...
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laurieyoung9
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Re-reading and re-watching this long weekend
Books I’m heading straight to my Books & Video category today to try to block out news that a new Covid variant has been found in South...
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