Winging It

Christmas Greetings 2016

December 24, 2016
/ Happy Holiday travel
/ By tom

I know it has been a long time since I posted here. We have been busy enjoying my retirement and time just gets away from me. Still, I didn’t want to let Christmas go by without a new post. Georgia and I will be in Arizona for Christmas this year so, I am sharing two […]

Georgia’s Recovery and a New Project for Me

June 13, 2016
/ 3D Printing family
/ By tom

I know, I have been lax about posting for a while – again. We haven’t been doing any traveling for a while now. In my last post I said that Georgia was scheduled to have hip replacement surgery in May. That surgery went well and she is now in the rehab stage of recovery. She […]

Bye-Bye Kodiak!

April 30, 2016
/ Other
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

Well, our Kodiak travel trailer just left our driveway for the last time. It has new owners now and it is off on other adventures without us. Because of health issues we have noy used the trailer since August of last year. Now, Georgia is having hip replacement surgery next month so most of this […]

Two Road Trips – 1 Planned and 1 Not

January 30, 2016
/ family travel
/ By tom

On Wednesday of last week, Georgia and I took a “cabin fever” break by making a short two night trip to Wisconsin Dells. We stayed at our favorite hotel in Baraboo and spent much of our time at Ho-Chunk casino. They had a promotion going on that awarded rewards play for certain tasks. 10 points […]

Happy New Year! 2016

December 29, 2015
/ Other
/ By tom

Happy New Year! I hope you all have a wonderful 2016. Tom

Merry Christmas! – 2015

December 17, 2015
/ Happy Holiday
/ By tom

A couple years ago I told the story of a priest named Joseph Mohr of St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria and how he and Franz Gruber came to write the carol Silent Night. They sang it, accompanied by guitar, on Christmas Eve 1818. But, what happened after that night when the […]

Boy, Am I Behind!

December 11, 2015
/ Other
/ By tom
/ 2 COMMENTS

Suddenly I realized that I haven’t updated this blog in over 2 months. I blame retirement! I seem to be busier now than I was when I worked. There has been a lot going on. Georgia and I made a couple trips to Wisconsin Dells. Then there were trips to northern Wisconsin for my niece’s […]

Going Places – Entertaining a Toddler

September 24, 2015
/ Other
/ By tom

Our grandson Max stays with us a couple days a week. It used to be easy to keep him entertained at home. Now that he is two and a half though, he tends to get bored just playing with his toys. We have been finding places to take him that will hold his interest and […]

New Amazon Fire Tablet for $49.99

September 17, 2015
/ Other
/ By tom

Amazon has introduced a new tablet that will sell for only $49.99. It has a 7″ display, 8GB of memory, WiFi, front and rear cameras and more. It might not have the specs of a top of the line model but, this is a real tablet for a bargain price. If you need a cheap […]

Certified! – As an RV Inspector That Is

August 15, 2015
/ Other
/ By tom

Today I completed both tests for certification as an RV inspector. The two tests were Standards and Practices and Technical Knowledge. I finished the training some time ago but was waiting to retire from my regular job to get the certification. Now it is done. Right now, I don’t have any immediate plans to do […]