Category: roller coasters

The Thrill Gene

Posted in bears, bicycles, Big Sur, cars, cliffs, gene, mountain lion, Orinoco River, peer pressure, roller coasters, scuba dive, waterfalls, zip lineLeave a comment

(re-run) I have never liked roller coasters. I puke on the teacups ride. I don’t like to dive, and I brake hard on steep hills on my bicycle. I have figured out that I don’t have the thrill gene. Of my three children, one of them has it. She likes to scuba dive and ride… Continue reading The Thrill Gene

Leopard in a Tree and OCD

Posted in Africa, antianxiety meds, Howie Mandel, memoir, OCD, retirement, roller coasters, safari, travel, wildlifeLeave a comment

My girlfriend and her husband went on safari in Kenya. “You should do it!” she said. “It’s amazing!  Just try it!” I have to admit that her photos were amazing – lions, lionesses, giraffes, elephants, some taken at very close range.  When I saw the leopard in the tree photo, I had to ask how… Continue reading Leopard in a Tree and OCD