Mason, OK

It’s hard to imagine anything more touristy and stereotypical than visiting a leprechaun museum in Dublin. I expected a gift shop (and was right) but what I hadn’t expected was a fun hour-long storytelling adventure that led us through the folklore and magical mythology that is embedded in Ireland’s history. We were lucky enough to have Naoise (“Nisha”) O’Duinn, the… read entire post

After what seems like a month (but in reality was only a week), Susan and I are home from our trip to Ireland the the UK! We saw and did so many neat things over the last week, from watching the sun rise at Stonehenge to watching it set from the balcony of a castle. We flew thousands of miles,… read entire post

I’ve reached the end of another successful anniversary/birthday week. Not even a stretch of 100+ degree days could prevent us from celebrating. It just prevented us from celebrating outdoors — for the most part, anyway. For our 31st wedding anniversary we decided to keep things low key and opted for dinner at Mama Roja’s, near Lake Hefner. We had a… read entire post

Last week my friend Aaron, co-host of the Amigos Podcast for Amiga computers, drove to Oklahoma with his son Luke to visit and hang out for a few days. Prior to their arrival, Susan and I began brainstorming different places we wanted to show them along with restaurants we wanted to eat at. As the list continued to grow, I… read entire post

In case you missed my post from a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been experiencing “digestive distress” for nearly a month now. “Digestive distress” is a polite way to say “stomach cramping and explosive diarrhea.” When I first began experiencing symptoms on July 19 Susan and I thought it might have been food poisoning from a local sushi bar, but… read entire post