Farewell Charlie

I was never much of a fan of ABC News. Even when the station I worked for, News10, transitioned from CBS to ABC in the mid-90s, I still wou...

Christmas 2009

Every year I say the same thing. Where did the time go? It is as true in 2009 as it ever has been ... even though it is our first full yea...

Happy Thanksgiving to All

On this Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to share some of the great scenes we have been enjoying the last few days few days in Puerto Vallarta. W...

Ironman World Champion

It's one of those sporting events that truly is much better to watch on TV. It begins just after dawn and it covers 2.4 miles swimming,...

To Kill A President

I had written the following blog two weeks ago, but hesitated in publishing it. It didn ’t quite fit into what I had been posting here re...

More from Moorea

As beautiful and exotic as Bora Bora is, multiply that several times when you get to Moorea. It helped that it was a cloudless crys...

Radio Bora Bora Calling

Bora Bora has now faded into the sunset and dropped off the horizon after leaving a lasting impression of the absolute best snorkelin...

Bonjour de Bora Bora

After another rocky night at sea, but one that started out with one of the most awesome orange sherbet colored sunsets you‘ve ever seen, the...

Somewhere out in the Pacific

Somewhere in the South Pacific, the M/S Paul Gauguin is slicing through the eight foot swells in a very choppy ocean. At noon today, nearly ...

Friday in Raiatea (look that up in your spell check)

Traveling to some new exotic foreign land always brings with it anticipation, mystery, intrigue, and at times challenges. Fortunately, exce...

The Next Adventure

Sitting in the lounge adjacent to Gate 103 at the Tom Bradley International Terminal ... LAX. It's the vacation we had been planning fo...

I don't normally watch the local CBS affiliate KPSP-2 here in Palm Springs for news, but last night at 5:00 when the ABC station KESQ-3 ...

Where have the fruit stands gone? Long time passing.

I’ve been lazy. At least when it comes to freshening up the old blog. Part of it is because I have been busy. Last month, we left Puerto ...

Come to Mexico

OK, so the swine flu hasn't been the killer of the century as originally feared (or as originally portrayed in the media). Yet what the ...