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Where the strangers are friendly… and pogo sticks are helpful?
Today my work brought me from Chicago up to Milwaukee. I’ve been here two other times, and each time, it has left me wanting. Not because there’s anything inherently wrong with Milwaukee, it’s just...
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I suppose this justifies kids owning cell phones.
When I was in second grade, a McDonald’s opened in my small, five-stoplight midwestern town. It was a pretty big deal, so pretty much the entire town’s population – including my mom, my seventh grade...
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Top 10 Reasons: Rail Travel Rocks
Like the Acela, but a wee bit slower, and with less leg room. Still better than flying. Top 10: Reasons Trains Beat Planes in Rochambeau* Even when someone reclines their seat, I still have an extra...
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Making friends in confined spaces.
Last week I committed two faux pas while riding the rails from Boston to DC. The first occurred on the Boston to NYC leg. The timing worked out so that I needed to eat dinner on the train, so before...
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From Russia, with (Not Exactly) Love?
Mom and Alicia on our train TO Naples – when everyone was healthy (but apparently tired). I thought the Cold War was over, and – Putin aside – Americans and Russians generally got along now. I may...
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