In the first part, I talked about why you might want to take your family on an extended overseas adventure, and then I went over the discussion of how badly you need to want to do it, and picking a place that meets your criteria. Then we got the kids on board and decided when to go…
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So, in the first part, I talked about why you might want to take your family on an extended overseas adventure, and then I went over the discussion of how badly you need to want to do it, and picking a place that meets your criteria. And now it’s time to talk timing: when is…
In the first part, I went over the “why” part of the whole “let’s take the kids on the road and go somewhere vaguely ridiculous for a rather long time” notion. Once you’ve figured that one out, it’s on to more practical decisions, but… First things first: you need to want to do it. I…
I love the quaint old term “going overseas.” It conjures up images of steamer trunks with colorful stickers, starched napkins at the captain’s table shortly before hitting an iceberg, Dr. Livingstone taking afternoon tea on the savannah and all that. Alas, in this age of effortless global travel you’d be hard pressed to arrange something…
I love the quaint old term “going overseas.” It conjures up images of steamer trunks with colorful stickers, starched napkins at the captain’s table shortly before hitting an iceberg, Dr. Livingstone taking afternoon tea on the savannah and all that. Alas, in this age of effortless global travel you’d be hard pressed to arrange something…
The Pope is at it again; preaching to the faithful leadership of Boys ‘R Us USA he declares that gays are icky, the earth is flat, and yada yada yada. The usual greatest hits of sanctimony and hypocrisy. His speechifying is so full of teh sad & teh fail it’s hard to know where to…
The Pope is at it again; preaching to the faithful leadership of Boys ‘R Us USA he declares that gays are icky, the earth is flat, and yada yada yada. The usual greatest hits of sanctimony and hypocrisy. His speechifying is so full of teh sad & teh fail it’s hard to know where to…
It’s a sad and pitiful sight when weak-kneed but stubborn bureaucrats and power hoarders come up against resourceful individuals with the courage and conviction to circumvent or ignore their oh, so sacred rules. I’m thinking Rosa Parks on the bus, or the kids at at the lunch counter in Greensboro; George Carlin and the Seven Words…
It’s long been known that the Susan G. Komen Foundation and its ubiquitous Pink Ribbon campaign is equal parts scam and snake oil marketing. There’s an entire book written on the subject. SGK’s actual donations to The Cure are questionable, and the fraction of the jacked-up price of various ribbon-branded doodads that actually ends up…
