I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
Read moreRolling prairie and beautiful lakes will be the backdrop for the 6th Annual Argus Leader Tour de Kota. The tour will cover about 478 miles over six days. The Tour de Kota travels the back roads and byways of the beautiful state of South Dakota, on what has become one…
Read moreUSA Today and Gallup posted the results of the poll to determine the most admired people for 2009. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won the Most Admired Woman category while Pres. Barack Obama easily won the spot for the Most Admired Man category. Oh why former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…
Read morePresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama offered Christmas wishes to the nation, including a special thanks for the U.S. military.
Read moreFr. Andrew Dickinson is the new chaplain of the Catholic church located at the Newman Center, South Dakota State University. For the past Sunday masses, and in a number of daily masses, Fr. Andrew Dickinson has been condemning the “Merry Christmas” greeting. The first time I’ve heard Fr. Dickinson asking…
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Bay Landing Hotel at the Bayshore Area in San Francisco exudes comfort more than what meets the eye. In my last trip to San Francisco, around mid-December, I was expecting the hotel prices to sky rocket due to the holiday season craze. San Francisco is one of the U.S. busiest…
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If you talk about windmills, talk about The Netherlands. Of all the old and historic windmills that exist today, about 1,200 are in The Netherlands — that is more than any country in the world. The oldest mill recorded is a watermill that dates back to the eighth century. The…
Read moreYes, the Philippines has been manually counting election ballots all this time! But this coming 2010 national elections, the Filipinos will be introduced to the Automated Election Machine. For years, automating the election has been the topic of debates among lawmakers. There were many concerns thrown at each side, like…
Read moreHave you encountered the same problem as mine when you access your Verizon Samsung Trance wireless phone? There seems to be a bug on the Samsung Trance phone units after Verizon updated the software. Last night, I received a note from Verizon to update the software on my phone. It…
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