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Truthful Tuesday — Summertime

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Frank, aka PCGuyIV, is back with another episode of Truthful Tuesday. The idea behind Truthful Tuesday is for us to respond to the question (or questions) Frank asks and to be 100% truthful in our responses. No glib answers, no funny business, no fibs. Just raw honesty.

For this week’s Truthful Tuesday, Frank wants to know…

Here in the U.S., yesterday was Memorial Day, which often serves as the start of summer activities. As such, it’s also a time many people start going on vacation. Do you have any plans for this summer, or are you playing it by ear this year?

We have tentative plans to go to Disneyland with our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids at the end of September, which is, technically speaking, autumn, not summer. I say “tentative” because we are still trying to find a pet sitter who will come and stay at our place for a week to take care of our dog.

We’ve never boarded her at a kennel and have no intention of doing so. Our daughter can come over and take care of our dog for three days, but has plans for the rest of the week. If we can’t find anyone suitable, I may stay home.

As for the rest of the summer, we’ll probably be taking some day trips or maybe even a weekender, but nothing definitive at this point. So I guess that means we’ll be playing it ear this year.

Sunday Poser — Vacation Plans

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For today’s Sunday Poser, Sadje wants to know…

Do you have plans for vacation in the immediate future or perhaps later in the year?

My wife and I will be celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary at the end of this month. But because I am still the walking wounded due to my hip fracture earlier this year, our vacation options are limited. As of right now we are thinking about heading west and south down the Pacific Coast Highway for maybe an overnighter somewhere around Big Sur, but that is the extent of it.

As far as anything more elaborate than an overnighter, that will have to wait until I’m fully recovered and able-bodied once again, and, sadly, I’m not counting on that for the remainder of the year. So as to going on a “real” vacation, that will have to wait until next year.