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Canada Day – What if Everything Goes Right?

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Joe Cummings

I’ve said it before, but the best stories don’t come from happiness or things going right. They come from falling asleep while waiting in the ferry line and being woken up by honking and a ferry worker banging on your … Continue reading →

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10 Best Moments For Me On the Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Joe Cummings

There were a lot of great moments on this trip. Big moments. Small moments. Funny moments. But here a few I might not have mentioned (or in desperate need of re-mentioning.) Debating with The-Youngest whether or not the sky in … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Quotes From the Vegas Trip

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Joe Cummings

So, our trip is done, the boyz are back in school, and it’s time for a recap of our trip to Vegas. And what better way than the 1st of 4 top 10 lists. Top 10 Quotes From The-Oldest … Continue reading →

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One Last Morning in Vegas

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Joe Cummings

If I was a better person, a more organized person, a person who thought about things before he went to bed instead of at 5am, getting up and out early in the morning would be easy. But I’m not there, … Continue reading →

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6th Day in Vegas –

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Joe Cummings

I have to have a plan. I still can’t quite play it totally “by ear.” It may be something I need to work on in therapy. Or after a bottle of wine. But today’s plan? An adventure for me, (I … Continue reading →

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Day 5 – Vegas High Roller

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Joe Cummings

It was likely this would be the last event of the day. – Our ride on the High Roller Ferris wheel. At a certain point, The-Prettiest-Girl-in-the-World would have to call it quits. Her migraine wasn’t going away. I worried that … Continue reading →

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Vegas Surprises

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Joe Cummings

The rest of the day began well enough. Most horror novels start this way. We had THE BEST lunch at NY, NY. I love this hotel, with its fake streets and fake Manhattan skyline and fake Statue of Liberty. We … Continue reading →

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What Writers Do on a Vacation in Vegas

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Joe Cummings

Confession time. I hate everyone, and everything at 6 I hate everyone, and everything at 6 am in the morning before I’ve had coffee. I do not leap out of bed and think, wow, what a wonderful world, I’m so … Continue reading →

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How To Enjoy That ‘Travel Day’. Or Not.

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Joe Cummings

There are travel days when you simply have to, you know, travel. Nothing more. But can those humble and unassuming days of vacation also be an adventure? I guess it is all in how you look at it. Right? Here’s … Continue reading →

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Closing Stories From Whistler

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Joe Cummings

When I was still hunting for information about the most romantic place to propose in Whistler, I went all old-school and phoned someone. In this case, the Blackcomb customer service line. Hey, they said call about anything, so I did. … Continue reading →

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