LOS ANGELES — I think it was a character in the Sunday Comics back in the days of my youth, who first said, “I shoulda stood in bed!” I’ve been away for a month and it’s been an interesting and productive 30 days … certainly nothing happened that would cause me to wish I had…
SALT LAKE CITY — Isn’t it funny how things can suddenly turn around. I woke up in my Chicago hotel room on Tuesday morning fully prepared to have breakfast, go on line and find the cheapest flight to Salt Lake City, and head on out to O’Hare. But then, in one last what-the-hell moment, and…
This on-time problem of Amtrak’s cannot go on. No rational, civilized society should allow it. The thing is — and I plead guilty to this — it’s really not possible to fully appreciate how infuriating these unconscionable delays are until you have experienced one yourself … in person, not in the abstract. I just did….
My stay in Azay-le-Rideau is over and I must say it was more relaxed than I had anticipated, mostly because we had several days of rain. I did make three separate visits to the lovely chateau, however. Something about it kept me going back. My first task this morning was to get me and my…