Well, here we are. You innocently decided to squander a few perfectly good minutes by taking a look at whatever I’ve got to say today and suddenly you’re whisked away...

There will be no further posts for another 48 hours. Come back on Friday and you should be automatically switched over to the new web site. If you prefer, type...

CHANGES ARE COMING! The time for a switch-over to a new format is almost here and you may see weird things happening on this site for a little while. It’s...

The new web site is coming along quite nicely. It’s going to be a good deal more comprehensive than this one, with a lot more bells and whistles. At least...

It slipped by me, but the other day was my 1100th post on this blog. And in the 6-plus years since I started, according to Google, readership has grown modestly,...

For almost five years, the Google template I’ve been using for this blog has worked out. It’s very basic; there’s nothing particularly creative about it; but it’s served its purpose:...

I now have another blog aimed more at current events with an emphasis on politics and government. Please stop by and take a look at a Smatter of Opinion. Mahalo...

From time to time, I have received suggestions – well, OK, some have been criticisms – about posts that have deviated from “travel” or “trains” and spilled over into the...

From time to time, I’ve received comments and emails — not all favorable — about the posts that stray from “Travel” and “Trains” and wander off into “Other Things.” Sometimes...