Author Archives: Jeff Carpenter
Look who’s here!
Hey! The Adkins family (my sister and crew) are visiting us in Florence! We’ve got a lot of great things planned: Rome, Cinque Terra, Venice… and of course LOTS of food and drink here in Florence. I keep telling my sister to repeat the following two things: 1) I AM ON VACATION 2) ITALIAN CALORIES … Continue reading
What I learned from gambling in Monte Carlo
It has always been my dream (please, no dream-mocking) to gamble in the private room at the famous casino in Monte Carlo. James Bond… Dodi Al-Fayed… Bruce Willis (according to my dealer) all sat at the very blackjack table at which I planted my increasingly expanding tush. Background: There are two main gambling “rooms” in … Continue reading
Au Revoir Paris!!!
We’re leaving tomorrow for a couple of days in Normandy, then a week in the south of France. Before we leave tomorrow, we’re going to repeat what we did our first day: visit the top of the Arc de Triomphe down the street, and eat lunch at the overpriced hotel next door like the rookie … Continue reading
A VERY special evening… ending with the Carpenters on TV!
Most of you know I am a huge Oklahoma Sooners fan, especially their basketball team. As luck would have it, they just so happened to be playing a series of exhibition games in Belgium and France while we are in Paris. (This was not the impetus for us being in Paris, I promise!). But of … Continue reading
If we are obliterated by a Parisian bus, will someone feed our rats?
We had a great day today. Marcy and I went to a farmers market in the morning. Then we took the kids to a carnival by the Louvre. Then we went to the Pompidou museum (awesome), And spent the evening listening to a clapton-esque street performer. Nice, right? But not exactly spine tingling. I asked … Continue reading
Speedos. Its the LAW!
A friend of mine presented me with the gift of a speedo (in fromt of the entire Acton student body, of course) and said id need it in France. Turns out she wasnt kidding. We’re at disney paris today, and at the local hotel we decided to take a dip. But the lady at the … Continue reading
Too much Paris?
In our first 24 hours, the Carpenters: Visited the top of the Arc de Triumph Window browsed the ridiculous shops on the Champs d’Elysses Had 18 inch hot dogs at the eiffel tower Took a boat cruise along the beautiful Seine Slept for 12 of the 24 hours. Needless to say, we are way overdoing … Continue reading
Know why this guy is so happy?
Cause Mr. Big Shot MBA couldnt calculate the proper exchange rate in his jet lag induced fog, so i tipped him the equivalent of Spain’s GDP circa 1982. Oh well c’est la vie. Thats Spanish, right?
Turning lemons into lemonade
Lemons: our austin flight was delayed 7 hours today due to two missing half inch screws. So we missed our newark-Madrid connection. Lemonade: now we all get to spend tomorrow in nyc! Central Park, Statue of Liberty, meet my buddy Wayne for lunch, and most importantly… Room service! Then off to Madrid tomorrow night. Adapt, … Continue reading