Tag: travel
group name: laladylisasclub
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June 06, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
While visiting Kauai recently, one of the most luxurious hotels in my travel experience became my temporary home for half of my vacation. Occasionally treats such as this cross my path---and I always . . . more
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June 22, 2008 12:00 AM EDT --
I got a lovely invitation to lunch in La Jolla from two handsome men. I never turn down invitations to dine, but turning down two men is out of the question. In fact, my only pause before . . . more
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April 25, 2008 02:47 PM EDT --
The folktale about trees I heard as a child as my parents sought to teach me respect for nature and the environment, comes to mind each Arbor Day. It is paraphrased here to the best of my . . . more
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July 01, 2008 02:54 PM EDT --
Hours of waiting in airport security lines, pangs of hunger gnawing at me and sleep deprivation drove me to distraction.
As I rode the escalator up and down in an airport recently, in an . . . more
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April 25, 2007 08:03 PM EDT --
Muir Woods is a protected redwood forest to the north of San Francisco, in Marin County.
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April 23, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
When my niece, Jiggly J, came to visit recently, a day at SeaWorld was on the top of her mini-wish list. Inside the park, she couldn't wait to encounter sharks, dolphins, penguins, seals, flamingos . . . more
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August 01, 2007 01:23 AM EDT --
Road Tripping, Part Two: Balboa Island and Laguna Beach
Following a short jaunt after breakfast, around the grounds of our resort, we decided a trip to Balboa Island was in order.
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September 02, 2007 09:04 PM EDT --
They began to walk a long time ago and never stopped. They grew up and away. Their feet carried them to places some of us may never see except through their lens, their story.
As my sons walked . . . more
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September 03, 2007 11:36 AM EDT --
Sometime during high school, the idea that going to England and Scotland would be fun entered my sweetie's mind. We (OK. Really that should be ‘she') organized a trip and off we went. From . . . more
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June 28, 2007 02:04 PM EDT --
Maybe when a human being gets to middle age, we start thinking about those places we haven't seen yet, those things we haven't done yet. We hear the faint ticking of a clock somewhere. . . . more
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July 31, 2006 03:30 PM EDT --
Before I begin let's set a few things straight - this pantsuit has been through some hard times! It has suffered tears, loose threads and even some unidentifiable stains, but somehow it . . . more
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July 23, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
Dublin, CA
July 23, 2007
Yesterday the occupation forces led by General Morty withdrew from the Katz residence. Standing atop a blue cat carrier the feline general announced "Mission accomplished." . . . more
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December 08, 2007 09:48 PM EST --
One of the things I've never stated here, on Gather, is that I am a streetwalker. Yes, a streetwalker.
I walk up and down sidewalks, streets, boulevards, dirt roads and avenues. . . . more
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November 14, 2006 07:02 PM EST --
Once again it's time for a Golden Oldie. In keeping with the republication trend I offer this set of practical tips to everyone who's interested in points and lots of 'em. I did . . . more
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February 18, 2008 06:07 PM EST --
Any excursion I endeavor upon includes an educational aspect. I don't mean simply reading a guidebook and having my photo taken in front of numerous landmarks nor am I talking about dashing . . . more
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February 27, 2007 04:45 PM EST --
Hands down, this book is the best I have ever read about conjoined twins! Katherine Dunn’s ‘Geek Love’ still has my heart for the best fictional book about sideshow freaks, but . . . more
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July 18, 2007 07:33 PM EDT --
Every month ‘Vanity Fair’ interviews a celebrity (actor, journalist, musician, writer) by giving them the Proust Questionnaire. Since no one has sought me out for such an interview I . . . more
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July 05, 2007 09:19 PM EDT --
A lot has happened since we last spoke. To start off, you may already be aware that my toe saga was featured on ’60 Minutes.’ I was surprised to find how so many were moved to hear . . . more
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August 07, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
I have a confession. A deep dark shameful confession that no native Missourian with an appreciation for the environment should ever confess – I hate canoeing.
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July 30, 2007 11:49 PM EDT --
My four year old was showing an ubiquitous talent of playing with a yoyo, which inadvertently caused me to trip over him and break my foot. At least that was what was going though my mind before he, . . . more
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