You know your unhealthy interest in fireworks is excessive if it has caused you to make a 1,500-mile trip to attend the Western Winter Blast, an assemblage of like-minded individuals who have a slightly outsized and unnatural attraction to exploding cylinder shells. Combine Woodstock (add 40 years to the average attendee’s age), the tailgating of… Read More Lake Havasu City (AZ) – Feb 2020
Spectacular. Simplest way I way can say to describe a short stay at Whitewater Draw. You likely have never heard of Whitewater Draw – I never had. But my bride had and scheduled it into our trip. Whitewater Draw is a wildlife preserve in southern Arizona, located on and around an ephemeral lake – a… Read More Whitewater Draw – Feb 2020
Let’s just say 2019 was an unusual year, with probably the least amount of RV travel in many years. The year started with us financially supporting the medical community. Between a skiing accident and broken bone, shoulder surgery and a hip replacement for my bride, I believe we were wildly successful. Please feel free to… Read More 2019 in Review – Dec 2019
Chock up another year of neighborhood caroling! Yes, the Carol Caravan made it through the hood unscathed, with much joy, many laughs and some great singing! Like any year we have done this, we start with the basics… a trailer with hay, lights (as gaudy as possible), a heavy marketing campaign (a sign), carolers, parental… Read More Christmas Caroling – Dec 2019
Oh boy – back in the hood… and for Halloween! Talk about magical… or would that be black magic. Whatever it was, we must have had 100 kids show up at our door to trick or treat. First off, it is hard to be a photographer memorializing this sacred event when you are an active… Read More Halloween – Oct 2019
You know life has gone moderately well when you spend a week in Bardstown, KY (the bourbon capitol of the world) to attend the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival. What do you get when you mix good friends and bourbon? In my experience, typically an arrest warrant. Not this time. We were on our very best… Read More Kentucky Bourbon Festival – Sept 2019
Unlike my usual drivel, this post might actually add value! I am asking for a wee bit of your time in helping a friend. You may have seen previous posts about our friend, Rob Pope, who we met on the road, and was raising money for a couple of worthwhile charities while recreating the run… Read More Run Rob Run! – Sept 2019
Ah yes, back in the hood. At the risk of offending our NH brethren, it feels great being back in the hood. By now, you know the drill. This year’s annual block party was amazing, despite 95 degree temps, led by the Honorable Reza, and his trusty sidekicks DJ and Matt. For those uninitiated, Reza… Read More Block Party – Aug 2019
And so castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually Jimi Hendrix Technically, they will be removed by a bulldozer. But not just yet. And I guess technically they are not sandcastles. Alright, have your way. Check out these sculptures from this year’s Hampton Beach (NH) Master Sand Sculpting Classic! We continue our Northeast… Read More Castles Made of Sand – June 2019
Can I get an amen? We attended Gospel Night at the Pops inside Boston’s Symphony Hall last night. Let me just say Hallelujah! After meeting with friends and enjoying an unbelievable dinner in Eataly at La Pizza e La Pasta (let me just say – this was SUPERB!), we walked the short distance from the… Read More Gospel Night at the Pops – June 2019
We hoisted one yesterday for a guy named Bob. Maybe we all know someone named Bob. The Bob I’m talking about was special in that, in many ways – he wasn’t special. He was unassuming, quick to share a story or two from growing up in Maine, quicker with a smile, and under any scenario, would… Read More This Guy Named Bob – June 2019
A special thanks goes to Dr. Josh Siegel and the entire team (surgical center, physical therapy, tanning salon, latte bar) at Access Sports Medicine in Exeter, NH for the great work they did repairing and rehabilitating my left rotator cuff. Way to go! With every day, I’m feeling more and more like my old self,… Read More Shoulder Surgery Update – June 2019
Best of luck to the runners in tomorrow’s 123rd running of the Boston Marathon! There is lots of history and tradition in the Boston area on this Patriots’ Day, a day in New England that commemorates the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Activities include parades and battle reenactments in places like Lexington and Concord. More widely… Read More Boston Marathon – Apr 2019
OK, I won’t lie – it has been a long time since I was an active Boston Celtics fan, but the chance to go into town to a live game at TD Garden was compelling. And awesome! There were many heady times back in the day in the old Garden, when both the Celtics and the… Read More Boston Celtics – Mar 2019
For those of you who have wasted the last four years as a result of reading this blog, you know that I previously went under the knife and had shoulder surgery. I am doing it again in a week. I’m doing it with a real doctor this time – no more hair stylist interns performing surgery on… Read More Shoulder Surgery, Again! – Feb 2019
Like mentioned in a post previously, if you are talking about your baseball team in November, that is goodness. And if you are talking about your football team in February, that too is sweet. Sorry, did I not mention the 2019 Superbowl Champions are the New England Patriots? If you know anything about New Englanders, there are… Read More The Day Bill Belichick Smiled – Feb 2019
Queue Rod Serling’s voice: You are casually driving down the highway. Traffic is light to medium, your pulse rate is barely above resting state. Your wife is sitting contentedly next to you, the dog is sound asleep in the back, skies are clear – it is a great day to be out on the road. In the distance,… Read More Merge – Jan 2019
I am home alone – time to get into mischief. Karen, with a whiff of good judgment, left me. Before she breezed out of here, she said something about an airline ticket, Bermuda, a bathing suit, and the fact that there was enough food in the freezer to last a month. I didn’t catch it… Read More Home Alone – Dec 2018
I have issues. For many of you, that may not come as an “aha” moment. I know some of you have issues as well. But really, we don’t have that much time. Today, I would like to bring to light an ailment I suffer from, known in the medical/psychiatric world as PPS – Paranoid Passenger… Read More PPS – Dec 2018
First, a moment of respect and a thousand points of light for George H. W. Bush. RIP, 41. Please, in the name of all things sacred to young children, DO NOT let your children read this post any further unattended! Parental supervision is highly recommended. Most of us recognize truth as being independent of belief. … Read More Tis the Season – Dec 2018
If you are talking about baseball in October, something has gone right. And this year something has gone REALLY right! Yes, the Red Sox are World Champions, having beaten the New York Yankees for the ALCS, and the LA Dodgers in the baseball World Series. Now if you have been a Red Sox fan for… Read More Boston’s Red Sox Parade – Oct 2018
Engineers tortured since birth must dominate the design of photographic equipment. Their mission is to torment the rest of us with obscure concepts that begins with f stops. F stops, really? I say f that. The world of photography is amazingly complex – which is why photographic equipment is so advanced – and expensive. But… Read More Photography – Sept 2018
You’re thinking – the Slowsky’s attended another block party? Yup. This year was no exception – a great time in the hood at the Reza Roundup. As I have spoken endlessly before, we live in a great neighborhood, where people actually talk, play, socialize – and enjoy! And really, when the school bus empties every… Read More Block Party – Aug 2018
Four years ago I posted about our stay in Hampton, NH, but this time we have a little more of a story to tell. If you remember, only a few weeks ago we were in Bend, OR where we got an invitation to a cookout on the bay in Dover, NH with friends, and decided,… Read More Big Move in Our Future – Aug 2018
It’s nice to see old friends. We recently stopped at The Velvet Goose in Gardner, MA to see an old college classmate of mine. The Velvet Goose if you are not familiar, offers clothing, gifts and other very cool stuff. On this particular day, Gardner had its center of town closed off for a little fair… Read More Old Friends – Aug 2018
Once again keeping our (my) priorities in order, we arrived in Bend for the purpose of tasting some local craft beers. Or bust. Well, we got a little bit of each. But before I get into that, you need (“need” might be an exaggeration) to know about our trip heading into Bend, OR. As a side… Read More Beer or Bust in Bend – July 2018
One of the nice things about creating your own blog is you can write about whatever you want. In this situation, that is not the case. I am about to lose one of my childhood friends to a very long-term and prolonged illness, and it makes me sad to write this story. Frohn, if you… Read More Frohn – July 2018
Long post – settle in with a cup of coffee or a cold beer (or two) – a lot of ground to cover. Anyone who has ever had the good fortune to visit or live in Santa Barbara, CA knows how beautiful and how much character this town has. We are here in Santa Barbara… Read More Santa Barbara – June 2018
Bang a gong, smoke a bong – let’s get this party started! Tell me I didn’t just write that! Jeez. I was recently re-reading some of my prior posts and was thinking – who writes this stuff? Some of my comments go careening off the guardrails, while others feel like an errant missile with a blindfold… Read More Summer Kickoff – May 2018
Holy Crap – Frank is 80! I won’t lie – it gets more than a little weird when you actually know someone who turns 80 years old. How can that be? Like my father before me, I am still only 39. Along the Airstream road, we have met many incredible people. Of course Frank isn’t one of… Read More Frank turns 80! – Apr 2018