Camping, Savoring Slow Return to a Good Life
Camping in the woods in Franconia New Hampshire, savoring the small things like stores opening and socializing, that make me feel we're almost back to normal
Thousand Islands’ Famous Shore Dinners
Visiting Clayton NY, on the border of Canada, where the 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel provide comfortable accommodations, Boldt Castle.
Harbor Hotels: First Trip of 2020
Harbor Hotels invited us on a tour of their three New York state hotels, on Chautauqua Lake, Watkins Glen and the Thousand Islands. Hotel stays during pandemic.
In Defense of My Country
The U.S. is a country that has been taking a beating from people around the world, and to one of my ex-pat friends, I prove that we still lead in many ways.
Making Music in a Backyard in the Soft Dusk
Music in the backyard. Last night I joined a group of music mates and we played acoustic staying six feet apart, but feeling very close together as we played.
The Travel Dam is About to Burst
The travel dam about to burst open with a trip to New York's Finger Lakes and Southern Tier. Plus a chance to see how Amtrak is doing with their private rooms.
Talking Business with Ira Bryck
Max Hartshorne · Wmass Biz Show with Ira Bryck
Simpler Times and a Less Complicated Life
This is a simpler time that's unequaled in all of my years.
Never has everyone been in the same boat, never in history has such a gigantic event impacted everything in this way.
No FOMO: The End of the Madness Is Close
FOMA is something I don't miss... that perpetual fear of missing out. With the pandemic still in force, nobody is going anywhere, no FOMA.
May 25, 2020: Ten Years of Memorial Day Memories
Memorial Day 2020. A time when I reflect on the places I was and the posts that I wrote at this same time over the past seven years.
May 17, 2020: Lights at the End of the Grim Tunnel
Last night we had plans. The first plans in weeks, we made a date to go have a picnic at Barton’s Cove, just as the sun was beginning to set and the light was at its most brilliant. We are …
May 10, 2020: Getting More Adjusted to This
It's been nine weeks of this total closure, people at home. Reflecting on travel to Italy in 2005 with my parents, a highlight.