A Facebook friend of mine shared this the other day, and it got me thinking. Is this post the product of a single, honest person, or is it a symptom of the agenda of a powerful group whose influence permeates our society? First Response At face value, this is a self-righteous rant by someone who…
Month: June 2023
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A Trip with a Plan
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
When people ask my how our last trip went, I have discovered that I am giving an unusual answer: “We were successful in all our objectives.” Not the standard response, I suspect. Did we have good time? Of course. Was the weather good? Better than we had any right to expect. Will we go back?…
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Getting Around in France
by renaissanceadmin • • 0 Comments
Several times we have flown into Paris, with our eventual destination being Provence. In the olden times, we would rent a car and take two days each way to drive. Then we discovered that for a hundred bucks each we could take a TGV (Tres Grande Vitesse) train direct from Charles de Gaul Airport…
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Google Maps: European Failure
by renaissanceadmin • • 1 Comment
Google Maps has been a stalwart supporter of my navigating for almost two decades, and I get around pretty well with it, if I do say so myself. But on this trip to Europe ,I have noticed a few cracks in the old façade. Namely, Google Maps just can’t handle the European road system and…