If you head to Istanbul, here's a piece of free advice: If you don't observe Ramadan AND you only have 6-7 hours to explore, it's probably best not to show up on the last day of the holy month.  Eid...

Well, it finally happened: self-inflicted, embarrassing disaster. I've been diligent about going through my checklist before starting up and driving off.  I mean, really really good about it.  But we were just moving spots this morning and I was in a...

Me to Scott, "What do you think about the tires?  I haven't checked the pressure lately."  Scott, "Should be fine.  Don't worry about it."  Me to Mom, "What do you think about the tires?  Scott checks the pressure and I...