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My GPS Has a First Name, But It’s Not O-S-C-A-R!

Years ago, I decided my GPS needed a name.  After all, it was easier to yell at it for giving me wrong directions if it had a name.  Am I right?  Surely, I’m not the only one who gives my GPS a name! I thought it would be cool if GPS was her initials.  Yes, “her” because it was defaulted […]

The Wrong Hotel Key

It had been a long day of driving along the coast of Oregon and I still had another hour remaining.  Hotels had very little vacancy, so I pulled over and quickly booked a room online before someone else took the last one. At the check-in counter, the hotel clerk handed me a room key, gave me my room number on […]

Climbing Mountains

Today I climbed a mountain.  Well, not the Mt. Everest kind of mountain.  So maybe more like a hill!  I’ve climbed a lot of hills while hiking, but this one seemed different at first.  There were no trees blocking the view to the top, so from the bottom I could see where the hike led and where it would end. […]