Category Archives: Travel

Good Morning, Mannheim!

Posted on April 14, 2014 by len

  I love this time of the day on the longship Ingvi. At 5:30 a.m. the ship is quiet.  The brand-new air circulation system whirs softly, Zlatoje Vukasovia the Serbian night auditor sets hot croissants and muffins next to the … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Rhine

Posted on April 11, 2014 by len

I will be using Google Glass to capture scenes from our travels in Europe, now under way aboard Ingvi, a spanking new longship owned by Viking River Cruises. We arrived yesterday from Denver and boarded the boat (or is it … Continue reading →

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Southwest Airlines Christmas Flight to Denver

Posted on December 25, 2013 by len

The guy one row in front of me across the aisle is watching the last season of Breaking Bad on a tablet. I’m not sure if it’s a Kindle Fire, iPad, our something else. I know every scene and can … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by len

Our family celebrates Christmas this year with a brand-new member, my second grandson. Jake is two months and 10 days old today. He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus yet, but who needs Santa Claus when all the evidence points to … Continue reading →

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Getting a Kick Out of Fairbanks

Posted on March 21, 2013 by len

This is not the Iditarod. It’s a dog-sled sprint that starts and ends in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.  I was there last week for a wedding and had a chance to catch the 68th running of the Open North American Championship … Continue reading →

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12 Steps to Arrive Married After a 2,000-Mile Drive

Posted on May 20, 2012 by len

Darlene, the Yorkie Claire and I arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts, four days ago after 2,000 miles and six days on the road in Henry, our 2012 Ford Focus. En route, I stopped by Ford World Headquarters at 1 American Road … Continue reading →

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Looking for Swing in Iowa City

Posted on October 27, 2011 by len

When I find myself wide awake in the middle of the night, I leave bed as quietly as I can and go to a collection of books on my Kindle titled “Inspiration.” So last night here in Iowa City, on … Continue reading →

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All Aboard for new Kindle(s?)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by len

Note: Stephen Windwalker of the inimitable Kindle Nation Daily asked me to live-blog the Amazon press conference tomorrow in NYC, at which there will be some kind of announcement involving the Kindle. We’ve set up this Google Docs page that … Continue reading →

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Travels with Henry, Day 8

Posted on June 17, 2011 by len

Henry was officially welcomed to Massachusetts yesterday morning, and now he’s unpacked from the trek from Denver, settling into life in Cambridge.  We haven’t had a chance to see if he can digitally wiggle into a Harvard Square parking space … Continue reading →

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Travels with Henry, Day 7

Posted on June 16, 2011 by len

  Yesterday we took a ride on the Thousand Islander IV out of Ivy Lea, Ontario. The St. Lawrence River was calm and dappled with sunlight as we picked our way among just a few of the thousand islands that … Continue reading →

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