It is a pretty busy time of year.

There is a lot to do right now so we balance the work by planning and looking forward to some holidays with, hopefully, some nice sunny weather. Seems when we have a couple such days they are followed by three of rain and storms.

Not sure just yet what I will be doing for some get away time in the next couple months. Maybe visiting castles in Ireland; deep sea fishing at Galveston, Texas; mountain climbing at Mont Blanc, France; walking the beaches at Cala Mariolu, Italy; visiting relatives in Belgium; skiing at Saas Fee, Switzerland.

Yeah, in my dreams.

All kinds of exotic places and fantastic activities are available to those who can afford it. Not everyone is financially or even mentally prepared to go to some far-away place. I know folks who do not want to go too far from home and not for........

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