Leaving Cedar Rapids

Posted on April 2, 2008. Filed under: Vacation, widowhood | Tags: , , , , |

Northwest in and out of Cedar Rapids has proven to be the riskiest leg of any trip to Dubuque. Perhaps it sits within a vortex of evil and goat sacrifices are required? More likely it is just a crappy airline. Airlinks to regional hubs are not high on the priority list of any airline. People [...]

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Coming Home

Posted on October 21, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , |

Even without a black cat sighting, our trip back was a tad bit trying. Neither Rob nor I managed to get more than a few hours of sleep Saturday night despite the fact that we were both exhausted. I don’t know if it was just the preoccupation with making sure all the details were in [...]

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Black Cats

Posted on October 18, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

Just as we were nearing the airport yesterday, a black cat dashed across the road in front of us. Off to the right we could see a coyote paused in mid-chase in the ditch. A more superstitious person would have immediately jumped to the conclusion that the day was now a wash and gone back [...]

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Flying

Posted on October 17, 2007. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , |

It could just be my naturally suspicious nature or it could be that the process is designed to intimidate and dehumanize, but I dislike crossing borders and security checkpoints. U.S. Customs was a non-event this time back. The last time it was just Katy and I, so I got the usual questions about where I [...]

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