Author Archives: BBRiley

I was just on Facebook this morning, the purveyor of all things true and accurate (I’ll wait until you stop choking) and I saw a video of a young Michael Keaton doing stand-up comedy. Yes kids, Batman was a comedian before he became a dark, brooding superhero and Academy Award nominee. His bit was aboutContinue reading “Big Family”

Our three week mission has concluded and we are safe at our home base. All of you who have traveled along with us are welcome to head home. Just clean up all those crumbs from those Oreo cookies you bought at that gas station in Baker, California. Baker is the first town, sort of, inContinue reading “Captain’s Log, Mission Completed 080921”

Today’s trip started in Colorado and has ended in Las Vegas. I’m taking a break from the casino to write today’s blog. So here goes. Beautiful scenery, hot temps, crazy drivers, blah, blah, blah. You know the routine. Got to get back to the tables. Hoping to get a hot streak going.  Hey, does anyoneContinue reading “Captain’s Log 080521”

The lesson from today’s journey is about GPS (Global Position System). It is the clever invention that is in our cars and on our phones that help us find our way in the world without maps. You remember maps? Those are those large sheets of papers that look like your grandmother’s varicose veins and areContinue reading “Captain‘s Log 080421”

Today’s journey was pretty much Nebraska. 468 miles through the Corn Husker state. One mile in Iowa and 40 miles in Wyoming and the rest in the corn covered state of Nebraska. It is an easy place to get hypnotized. We were on Interstate 80 the whole drive and the direction of the highway variesContinue reading “Captain’s Log 080321”

I’m sure many of you are wondering where I have been. Anyone? Wow, cricket sounds…that’s deflating the ego. As you all remember, I was on a road trip and invited all of you to join me. That did not include my family vacation at the end of the trip. To be honest, there wasn’t enoughContinue reading “Captain’s Log 080221”

Captain’s Log, 0720121 – 072221 I must apologize for not posting a report yesterday. After driving 8 and a half hours, when we arrived at our hotel in Oklahoma City, I just collapsed in the bed and laid there in a comatose state for a few hours. Or as my wife says, a normal Wednesday.Continue reading “Captain’s Log 072121-072221”

Captain’s Log, 072021 Welcome back to the second day of our adventure. When I say adventure, I mean avoiding trucks full of onions trying to pass each other at 55 miles an hour while the rest of us who can do 80 are stuck behind them. This went on all day. Every time we exitedContinue reading “Captain’s Log 072021”

It’s time for vacation, wahoo! When I say that to my middle aged sons, they roll their eyes and make some snarky remark about how I’m retired and on vacation everyday. Let me clarify. I am semi-retired. Yes, I no longer get up, get in the car and drive to a job for five daysContinue reading “Road Trip: Captain’s Log 071821”