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Posted by on Dec 20, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Travel | 3 comments

Highway to Hell: The Florida Turnpike

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Remember the tragic story of the pilots who took off from an airfield in Florida many years ago?  They got lost during the flight and then disappeared, presumably ending up somewhere in the Devil’s Triangle.

At least the men who went missing and were never found had some legitimate excuses for veering off course.  After all, they were flying World War II-era planes.  They lacked sophisticated nautical systems.  They didn’t have global tracking devices.

Such a thing couldn’t possibly happen today, could it?

Well….it did.

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Posted by on Dec 17, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Travel | 1 comment

In the Eye of the Travel Holiday Storm

 

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Tonight, I encountered something I don’t ever recall seeing — an airport check-in counter without a single flyer.

Not a single passenger, except for me.

I don’t know whether to be thrilled or terrified.  Should I be making a mad dash for the nearest exit?

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Posted by on Dec 10, 2013 in Blog, Book Reviews, Personal | 6 comments

25 Books that Changed My Life

 

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Each book is unique.  Books not only mean different things to different people, they’re also open to different interpretations at various points in our lives.  A book read at age 20 might not seem like the same book at age 40 — since that book is likely to have a completely different impact.  But the book hasn’t changed.  We change.

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Posted by on Dec 5, 2013 in Blog, Personal, Travel | 0 comments

Pittsburgh Short Stories

 

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1.  The Goldman Family Restaurant Monopoly (Stevan Goldman’s Restaurant Recommendations)
2.  On Thin Ice (“Poker Night in America” Visits the Home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins)
3.  Random Musings and Images (Miscellaneous Snapshots of Pittsburgh)

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