Let’s Get Physical

Let’s Get Physical

My gastric bypass surgery was almost two years ago. It feels much longer than that. I’ve done well. I’ve kept the weight off, for the most part, and was holding pretty steady through this past winter. Which wasn’t where my bariatric surgeon wanted me to be. This has...
80s Cruise 2025

80s Cruise 2025

Another 80s Cruise has come and gone. And it went way too fast, of course. In most ways. Tragedy struck early. Our first show in Studio B on Sunday night was Faster Pussycat, a band I knew only one song by, which is not uncommon for some of the harder rock/metal...
Wild, Wild West

Wild, Wild West

On Sunday, April, 13, we traveled to Grand Canyon West. Our first stop was Joshua Tree Forest in Arizona, just past Dolan Springs, AZ. I’m familiar with the Joshua Tree only because that’s the name of the immensely popular U2 album that solidified their...
Monkeyland

Monkeyland

On this year’s 80s Cruise, we visited the ports of Nassau in the Bahamas, San Juan in Puerto Rico, and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Having been to Nassau and San Juan several times, we opted not to take excursions in either of those cities on this trip. In...
Here I Go Again

Here I Go Again

It’s almost that time again. That time of year when I get on a Royal Caribbean ship and go back in time with about 4000 other 80s enthusiasts, usually the same ship that has just the previous week hosted the same number of Trekkies from around the world. Yes, the...
Buffalo

Buffalo

“I got a pocket full of quarters/and I’m headed to the arcade…” It’s not exactly the Arcade, but that’s what Russ and I like to call it. And it’s not Pac-Man Fever – for me, it’s all about BUFFALO! This is a post about...