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October 12, 2015
Definition: Cruise
When it comes to travel or transport, “Cruise” is a useful word. Here’s the Merriam-Webster official definition of the word “cruise”:
1: to sail about touching at a series of ports
2: to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly cruise over to her house to see if she’s home>
3: to travel without destination or purpose
4a : to go about the streets at random but on the lookout for possible developments cruised for an hour before being hailed>
4b : to search (as in public places) for a sexual partner
5a: of an airplane : to fly at the most efficient operating speed
5b: of an automobile : to travel at a speed suitable for being maintained for a long distance
transitive verb
1: to cruise over or about
2: to inspect (as land) with reference to possible lumber yield
3a: to search in (a public place) for a sexual partner
3b: to approach and suggest sexual relations to
4: to explore or search the offerings of
Examples of CRUISE
We cruised for a week down the Yangtze River.
He dreams of cruising the Mediterranean.
The bus was cruising at 55 miles per hour.
We were cruising along the highway.
The plane was cruising at 30,000 feet.
On Friday nights, teenagers cruise the main street in town to show off their cars.
A car cruised past us.
Alaska cruise ship (I took this cruise)
October 9, 2015
Pack the Perfect Suitcase
Travel + Leisure magazine posted this article called How to Pack the Perfect Suitcase. Here’s the link:
How to Pack the Perfect Suitcase
October 8, 2015
A Car Organizer
I’ve been sucked in. I’ve ordered this car organizer. I love the concept of it, and I hope it lives up to my expectations. You all will be the first to know — after me.
make-my-live-easier.com car organizer
October 5, 2015
Book Review: Campervan Kama Sutra (3 coffee beans)
Book Review: Campervan Kama Sutra, John Perrier (3 coffee beans)
John Perrier and his family, wife and three children, went on a 3-month road trip around Australia. John planned the trip with a blind trust that everything would be fine. It wasn’t. The trip ended up costing a king’s ransom, if the king was from a small, third-world country.
This book was out of balance. The grousing and smart-assing should have been the smaller half, and the descriptions of locations and activities should have been the larger half. I enjoyed it enough to finish reading, but at the same time, it was truly annoying. How interesting is running over your stuff when it falls off the vehicle, or replacing shredded tire after shredded tire? Then, suddenly, there would be a tourist activity that was captivating.
I feel that I learned something about the variety of terrain and cultural differences in Australia, but if the Perrier family goes on another road trip, I think I’ll pass..
October 2, 2015
$50 Amazon Gift Card
I am part of a Rafflecopter giveaway through BookRhythm on Facebook. Here’s the full link: https://www.facebook.com/events/14846...
They also give away a “stuffed Kindle” once a month.
Just sayin’.
September 29, 2015
27 Windows
My house is 60 years old with all the original windows. The entire east side of the house needs new window frames and windows, 27 of them. The window engineer is coming soon.
I fear the estimate.
September 25, 2015
Book Review: Route 66 to the Milky Way, Janet Rendall (5 coffee beans)
I’ve read buckets of sci-fi over the years, and I can say in all honesty that this is the most intelligent sci-fi book I’ve ever read, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. AND a first novel, TOO?? Dang!
The action takes place in 1949, along Route 66 in the USA. For those of you not from the States, Route 66 is a famous road trip road, with loads written about it. In the book, aliens from a plant-based planet arrived, 8 years earlier, to gather seeds and spores to take back, through a special conduit, to their home planet of Zotosphar. The two aliens, known on Earth as Homer and May, had taken over the bodies of two humans who had died a few minutes earlier, and, after 8 years, there would be problems disengaging from the earth bodies. The situation is further complicated by the fact that Homer may not actually wish to go home, May, the navigator, can’t find the special conduit, plus she is now pregnant and doesn’t want to harm “the seedling.”
Aliens from a different planet have already been to Earth. They were killed, cut up, and studied at the famous Area 51, hidden in New Mexico. If J. Edgar Hoover has his way, the Zotospharans will suffer the same fate. He is directly overseeing an FBI effort, headed by Frank Ryder, an experienced agent, to find the aliens and get them to Area 51 as quickly as possible. The nascent CIA has been duped by a rumor that May is a Russian spy, so they’re after her, too.
After 8 years on Earth, May is still confused, unable to distinguish between science and advertising. She thinks that the Rocket 88 car they drive might have a connection to their lost conduit. Milky Way candy bars might also help. So would sleeping at the Galaxy Motel, or eating Planet Burgers.
Homer, May, and Frank, have variety of adventures, some good, some scary. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover.
http://www.amazon.com/Route-Milky-Way...
September 21, 2015
Blog Post: Aeroflot Carry-on Rules
Aeroflot Carry-on Rules
The post about the American Airlines carry-on rules was very popular, so I thought my friends in and around Russia might find the Aeroflot rules useful:
The overall dimensions of carry-on luggage must not exceed 115 cm (55×40×20).
In addition to hand luggage, the following items are allowed in the aircraft cabin:
handbag/briefcase
folders
umbrella
walking stick/cane
bouquet of flowers
outerwear
laptop computer, camera, video camera
magazines, newspapers, books
baby food
carrycot
suit holdall
cell telephone
crutches
bag with Duty Free purchases
Passengers are not required to have these items weighed, checked in or labelled.
