Wander Words

When I’m traveling, I tend to blindly assume everything’s going to come out all right. There won’t be mice in this bathroom! Of course we’ll get off this island! Sure this is the right bus! But traveling with Zorro is an endless list of bad things that could happen. What if there are no taxis [...]

I’ve known since I was little that gas expands to fill all the available space. I knew this rule like some of my students know their wordlists, so I mean I was able to repeat it when prompted or write it on a test, not that I was ever able to apply it in a [...]

Columbine Trail
http://www.springsgov.com/Page.asp?NavID=3396
The trailhead is on the south side of the road, about 1.5 miles up the road from the main park gate by the Starsmore Discovery Center. Hikers only.
A beautiful green space park that brings together the lower canyon with a rushing clear river with herbal flowers, brush, live oak, aspens, and pine; with an [...]

In keeping with their Halloween theme, Six Flags Great Adventures has come up with a publicity stunt that is sure to turn a few stomachs. If you can eat one madagascar hissing cockroach you can earn the privilidge of endless line skipping. I think I would rather pay for that privilidge thank you very much.
This [...]

Most nights, I go to dinner with my co-worker, Zorro. (Dave, we miss you!) He’s really fun, loves talking about our students, and he’s been really helpful with my Chinese. Of course, when we go out, no one will listen to my Chinese.
Waitresses can understand my halting Chinese when Zorro’s not there, but when he [...]

In Blogging Naked, Britain holds their first masturbate-a-thon and in China they put an end to funeral stripteases
 

 
And in Bookadoodle Nancy Callahan continues her Getting Published series, while Starbucks sells childrens books and publishers contine to make billions
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The unemployed get credit cards in Credit [...]

After my last post (and this one, this one, and, actually, almost everything else I’ve written about China), I need to explain that I don’t really hate all Chinese food. There are some amazing foods here, like scallion-egg pancakes and those little red plums. Most food in Yantai is fine, just fine, in a way [...]

McCabe’s Tavern
520 S. Tejon St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Rating: 3 stars out of 5 visited 9/8/06
A quaint little Irish Pub on Tejon, in historic downtown Colorado Springs … they have a hospitable staff and lively patrons. Good drink specials for happy hour, and very good Irish / American food fare. A great spot for hanging [...]

Many of you may know what the best attire is for Southen California. If you dont, let me inform you of what is the best way to fit in at a NASCAR race and daily wardrobe of an eleven to thirty eight year old. Flat billed ball caps and black tube socks. Hard to believe [...]

I lived in New York for eleven years and plan to go back to visit the 9/ll memorial when it is built. Their are many designs but I thought that this one was truly eye catching. The artist designed it with the intention to catch our eye. It was designed so that no matter where [...]