~Sunday~ I slept in this morning, and when I got up, I had a hankering for some French toast or some pancakes. I checked Daisy Dukes‘ menu online, and they didn’t have what I wanted. Then, I remembered yesterday’s wonderful experience at: and I went back there for breakfast today. Unlike yesterday, there was a … Read more
~Saturday~ I didn’t know it at the time, but this would turn out to be my favorite day of my four-day vacation. I wanted to do some writing today, so I found a nearby coffee shop—the Royal Blend Coffee & Tea House—on Royal Street (of course), which was on the same street as my hotel, … Read more
~Friday~ I was checking Facebook first thing this morning, when I received a message from Angel, one of the guys traveling with our group, and we were both about to “hop in the shower and grab some breakfast,” so we decided to meet in the lobby 15 minutes later and go together. I asked the … Read more
~Thursday~ I arrived in New Orleans at around 9:30 AM (local time, of course) and Amos, Phil, Angel, and I shared a harrowing taxi ride from the airport to the French Quarter. Seriously, our taxi driver was an awful driver. First of all, he wasn’t sure exactly where our hotel was—and he either didn’t think … Read more
~Sunday~ I was up at 6:00, showered, packed, and was doing one last check of all the drawers to make sure I hadn’t left anything in any of them. Although I was pretty sure I hadn’t put anything in the nightstand drawer, I opened it to check it anyway, and squealed when I saw this … Read more
~Saturday~ I was up at around 8 or 8:15, since I sent directly to bed when we got home last night, and I was out within minutes of my head hitting the pillow. I started off the morning with the standard complimentary breakfast on the deck near and below my room, which by now has … Read more
~Friday~ I was up at about 10:00 this morning, and had breakfast on the deck by my room, which Joe and I have dubbed as “our private Idaho.” I started drinking right at noon, and pretty much kept a buzz on for most of the afternoon, sitting by the Alcazar pool in the shade on … Read more
~Thursday~ I got up at 9:30, and the first thing I realized was that I had left my bathing suit out by the hot tub. Fortunately, although surprisingly, it was still wadded up on the edge of the hot tub, in spite of guys doing some work in that area this morning. Taking advantage of … Read more
~Wednesday~ I got up at 8:00 and packed, showered, had breakfast, and was ready to go by 9:00. While waiting for Joe and Bob to arrive at 10:00, I read some of Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, starting again from the beginning. I had started it back in January, getting as far as chapter 19, but … Read more
~Monday~ This morning, while enjoying my breakfast—poolside at the Island House in Key West—I received a Facemail from a friend of mine alerting me to the fact that it appeared that Joe Jervis was currently at the Island House, too, which he’d surmised from this Morning View—Island House Pool entry on Joe’s blog. Joe Jervis … Read more