by B.L. Unkel | Mar 27, 2021 | Travel
Memory and Senses According to the scientific community, the sense of smell is the sense most strongly linked to memory. Is that true for you? For me, the strongest link is hearing. Certain songs whisk me away in the blink of an eye. Taste will produce a few memories,...
by B.L. Unkel | Mar 13, 2021 | Travel
We’re halfway through March, and the official start of Spring is only days away. Temperatures in Texas have returned to normal after the brutal winter weather experienced a few weeks ago. Tennessee, too, has enjoyed a taste of spring. However, folks here aren’t fooled...
by B.L. Unkel | Feb 13, 2021 | Travel
How many of you have, at least once in your life, had a parent, grandparent, teacher, or someone, tell you to stop mumbling and speak clearly? In my “Did You Know It’s All About Location?” I talked about pronunciation. But what about enunciation? Even if you know how...
by B.L. Unkel | Feb 6, 2021 | Travel
I assume everyone has heard at least one of Jeff Foxworthy’s “You might be a Redneck if…” sayings. Well, on a recent visit home to Texas, I actually experienced a “Did you know you’re old when…” truth. One day my Mom, Dad, sister, Barbara, and I were sitting in my...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 14, 2020 | Travel
Have you ever wanted to go back in time to a place you once lived or worked? One year ago tomorrow, just days prior to Dad’s 92nd birthday, my parents and I set off on an eight-day trip through south and west Texas, visiting places Dad had lived as a child or lived...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 19, 2020 | Travel
Back in 2003, as I prepared to travel to Guam for work, I was told the story I shared in last week’s Did You Know Armadillos Don’t Fair Well In . . . Guam? There is a mention, in information about the Governor, of armadillos being transported to Guam from Texas—but...
