NEW ZEALAND: Things that are different, Part I ...The start of an ongoing series of notes 'n' notions as your humble American corres...

LIFE: We have landed AUCKLAND, New Zealand – ...And here we are. After our third (!) 13-hour flight of the year, we showed up in Auckland bl...

LIFE: Destination: New Zealand vag‧a‧bond   /ˈvag- uh -bond/ –adjective 1. wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: ...

LIFE: Ode to a Subaru We sold our car today, we did, For a decent price, not underbid. Bought her brand new in '99, And 94 thousand mil...

COMICS: Digging into "The Marvel Encyclopedia" Ever find yourself with a nagging need to know just how much the Hulk weighs, or wh...

LIFE: If you're going to San Francisco... ...So, befitting our second-to-last weekend in America, we hightailed it down to scenic San F...

MUSIC: The Perfect Songs, Part VII Really, I meant to do this a little more often (I last did it in May , you say?!) but I am in the midst...

LIFE: Two weeks! TWO WEEKS!! ...Yeah, we fly out two weeks from today. Suddenly everything's going at light speed. To quote "Almost...

Hey, vacation photos! ...So thanks to the beauty of the Internet, I can bore you all with MegaTrek America 2006 photos without having to co...

LIFE: Staggering back to home base ...Egad. Yeah, we're back, suffering from "road lag" after 21 epic days on the highways exp...