“There’s no place like home…”

It’s not like we didn’t go into our week-long adventure in the Rockies with the best intentions. We did. We really, really did. My wife and I hadn’t had a couples vacation in a very long time. Honestly, I don’t know the last time. Maybe when our oldest was one and we spent two days […]

Rocky Mountain Way : Denver Vacation Day Three – Home Away From Home

Good day from Denver, CO. Hump Day here in Denver was a much better experience than the last two. Weather was still all over the place, but we started the day out flipping through stacks of vinyl, CDs, books, and vintage thrift shops. It felt like being transported home for a few hours. Twist and […]

Rocky Mountain Way : Denver Vacation Day Two – “Should’ve turned left at Albuquerque”

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry” – Robert Burns “Son of a…that’s gonna leave a mark” – Thomas “Tommy” Callahan III You can painstakingly plan a vacation down to the very minute and it will still have a mind of its own. No amount of planning, packing, re-planning, and overpacking will […]

Rocky Mountain Way : Colorado Vacation Day One – “It’s somethin’

I always seem short of breath in an airport. Maybe those behemoths of international travel and mile-long food courts are oxygen-deprived. They want you to struggle and freak out. They want to keep you in fight or flight from the moment you hit the concourse to the moment you’re crammed in too small of seats […]

“D” Is For Denver….”H” Is For Home

Despite the fact that as I sit and type this my house is filled with a hazy smoke emanating from my oven, I’m very happy to be here. Yes, last night’s dinner dripped onto the bottom of the oven and as this morning’s cinnamon rolls cook, those drippings burn into a black sludge and fill […]