Wow, look at the bubbles
Amazing, isn’t it, how little it takes to entertain an 11-month-old? These suds could keep me occupied for hours. I can’t figure out why they keep popping on me, no matter how gently I grab them.
Another brick in the wall
They’re putting up a rock wall in the front of our house so that when I start walking, I won’t wander out on to the street. Well, it’s not finished yet … so there’s still time.
Car rentals on the skids
It took a car rental agent almost an hour to process Chelsea Grogan’s paperwork for a one-way rental between Orlando and New York. Then the employee couldn’t find her vehicle in the airport parking lot. And when the Forest Hills, N.Y., graduate student dropped off the Dodge Intrepid, she discovered a surprise $350 surcharge on her bill. “The customer service department wouldn’t return my calls to straighten things out,” she said.
Routed from Rio
Q: My friend and I just recently traveled to Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. We had reservations at the Hotel Praia Ipanema.
On our first day in town we went sightseeing and then headed to the beach right across the street from the hotel. We were walking along the shore line when we were suddenly [...]
Freedom
Nothing can stop me, not even a baby barricade or a mosquito screen. See? I ripped my way right through the front door. Now all the buggies can come in at night and keep us company. Mommy likes the big palmetto bugs especially. And Omi has a thing for the centipedes.
Cheerios!
They’re not just for breakfast anymore, at least that’s what Mommy told me when she handed me the box around lunchtime. I figured, hey, why not spread a little around for everyone to enjoy.
Yee-haw!
Oma and Opa gave me a rocking chair. Mommy took care of the harmonica. You knew that sooner or later I’d end up on the front porch, playing the harp. Hey, Pops, when do I get my own studio?
Travel safer: Don’t be a tourist
Are you a traveler - or a tourist?
Before you answer, consider the following: Being tagged as an out-of-town or foreign visitor is no longer just an inconvenience that can make the locals overcharge you for your cab ride or try to sell you fake jewelry. In some places today, it could cost you a lot [...]
Best of the Web? You’ve got my vote
How’s that for product placement? Daddy’s friends in the PR department at Orbitz sent me a new toy. Thanks, guys. I can’t wait to sink my teeth … er, I mean, play with it. Just as soon as Daddy turns the camera off.
Should I pay twice for my ticket?
Q: I am writing to you as a last resort. Last year our daughter Pamela flew to Atlanta from Ithaca, New York, where she is in school, to attend a family wedding.
Her round-trip ticket was purchased from Orbitz and involved travel on US Airways Express, AirTran, and Delta. On March 24, when she tried [...]
You’re pulling my leg!
This is my favorite pastime: grabbing onto people’s legs and pulling their pants off. I almost got Daddy’s shorts all the way around his ankles. Now it’s Mommy’s turn. I call it “Moon over Miami.”
Bottoms up!
The only time I sit still for long enough to get my picture taken is when I’m sucking down a bottle of formula. So if you’re wondering why there are so many pics of me drinking, well, wonder no more.
Just a trim
I wanted a mohawk with green and purple spikes. Daddy said he had no problem with that, but Mommy thought the punk look would be a little out of place in the Easter service. So we settled on the James Bond do.
Sex, lies and the Caribbean
Picture yourself reclining on a secluded tropical beach, a palm tree gently swaying above you. It’s a tranquil and welcome image at a time when war worries and threats of severe respiratory infection are making travel anything but pleasurable, isn’t it? Thank goodness for the latest issue of Travel+Leisure magazine, which doesn’t leave anything to the imagination. A special 18-page Caribbean advertising section offers no less than three separate ads featuring photos of a lone coconut palm arching over turquoise water.
Thanks, Grandma
I got this cool cart in the mail yesterday. I can run around the house and make lots of noise with it. Daddy is almost as excited about it as I am. Make that excitable.