I dropped off Scott at the airport and took a deep breath.  I did some of that Oprah motivational talking to myself. For the first time, I became Captain Traci. “You can do this.  It’s going to be fine.” By noon, we...

The area around Rushmore is charming in that "this has been a destination for decades" kind of way.   I get into old school entertainment - old mining towns that keep up the character, mystical fun houses that have been...

Scott to me, "I don't know what it is, but my feet hurt.  The salt in the pool is stinging for some reason."  Me, "Oh, I know what it is!  You're cutting your feet on the tiles."  Him, "Come again?" ...