Dear person sitting near me on my flight home, Hello. I am the gentleman from row 21. If you’re sitting there worried that you met me and don’t remember my name, you can stop worrying. We have never met. I’m not even sure where you are currently sitting on this plane. As far as I […]
Noon had just hit when you came into my life. We walked into the freshly unlocked door and you sat there, visible through the gleaming reflection on the glass in front of you. I knew then that you would be my cupcakes. At the request of my mother, my mission had been to bring you […]
-Riding in a hot air balloon requires you to be very high. The record height for a hot air balloon is 50000 feet. That is high enough for a person to get a serious bruise if they fell. You know, one of those bruises that kill you. I do not care for heights as a […]
Today, my 3-year-old niece and her family arrived back after a long vacation. Over the past two weeks, they visited Ireland, Germany, France, and England. They were witnesses to some of history’s greatest treasures, viewing Stonehenge, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Buckingham Palace, and Notre Dame. As a child, I never visited anything as monumental […]
Dear Gentleman at the Continental Breakfast, Hello there. How have you enjoyed your stay at the Atlanta Comfort Suites? I thought it was great. They were nice enough to provide their guests the best amenities that a hotel has to offer, giving us everything from carpeted floors to shower curtains. Granted, the shower curtains were […]
8:30- Arrive at the airport. My 9:30 flight is delayed until 11:30. I have no choice but to kill time until my flight by wandering through every store in the airport terminal. 8:35- Having forgotten how Kansas City International works, I am reminded that there are only two stores in the entire terminal. Having seen […]
Ever since I can remember, traveling has had a sort of romance to it. I have always dreamed of jetting around the world, seeing the greatest sights mankind had to offer. I would see everything from the Taj Mahal to the World’s Largest Hand Dug Well. I will not tell you which of those I […]
There is no idea as glamorous as flying. Sitting down in a machine that allows you to soar through the clouds is a modern mechanical miracle that defies logic as you are carried to your destination in the belly of a giant mechanical bird. Yes, the idea of flying is unbelievably glamorous. The actual process […]
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The Life and Times of Nathan Badley... 