Museum: Creative Discovery Museum, Chattanooga TN
This is another Children's Museum that we got to visit. Now remember these reviews are from being with a shy 2-year-old and are not so much to be used as a review, but just to point out its existence. And just whether or not it is worth visiting. This museum has the...
Brewpub: Devil’s Backbone Brewing Company
After off the mountain from Wintergreen Ski Resort in Virginia we stumbled upon quite a little treat. A Brewpub in what seemed the middle of nowhere that was reminiscent of a mountain lodge. It was the Devil's Backbone Brewing Company. A great establishment that had...
“Its the Holidays Nora, we’re all in misery” part 1
I took the title from a line in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. If you have ever seen the movie, which I cannot imagine anyone that has not, you probably recognize that quote from when the mother, Ellen Griswold, and daughter, Audrey, were fighting about the...
A breakdown on the way to the hoedown
Sharon's aunt's partner's son's wedding was to be held outside Bowling Green, Kentucky in conjunction with their annual hoedown and we were invited to attend. Also going was Sharon's sisters, Cookie and Rachie. The Frog Farm Hoedown was going on its 20-something...
Brewpub: BJ’s Brewpub, Culver City, CA
Fresh of the plane in L.A. Kevin, Amy, Trish and I decided to stop for lunch at BJs Brewpub in, just a few miles from our hotel in Marina Del Ray. The restaurant combined my 2 of my favorite things. Fish Tacos and on-site fresh brewed beer. First the tacos. While I...
Hell’s Kitchen Quest
Many times when some of the Gang gets together we like to reminisce about the old times, we retell stories from our past of adventures and sometimes-stupid exploits. We always ended up laughing until our faces hurt. But rarely do we all get together in one place, and...
The Beginning
This is a story I have wanted to write for some time now. It is the story about how my friendship with Jim, a.k.a. Skippy, and most of all The Gang all began. It is weird though as I do not remember life without Skippy, he just seemed to have always been there. I must...
Brewpub: Pratt Street Ale House, Baltimore, MD
After checking out the Baltimore Aquarium we made the short walk up Pratt St. to visit the Pratt St. Ale House for lunch. First off I was impressed with the ambiance of the place. But then again I am into older buildings who take advantage of exposed interior brick...
Destination: Baltimore Aquarium
This is a place we had been wanting to get to but seemed we never had enough time. BUt even if we had it sure would not be as fun as it was being there with Nora. The National Aquarium at Baltimore is a fantastic aquarium, it ranks in the top on my list. Not quite the...
Restaurant: Koko’s Pub, Baltimore, MD
After visiting Baltimore many times and living in Florida I have tried quite a few crab cakes, but none have come close to the ones at Koko's pub. Koko's is somewhat of a hole-in-the-wall kinda place. The food is served on paper plates and only recently have they...