Funny Travel Tales Is Going Under

How Come Collection Notices Never Have Any Jokes or Cartoons? They Could Learn From Me.

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4/26/24

I remember when I first started this blog almost two years ago. I remember looking forward to getting up every morning. I remember each day was full of surprises. I remember how sweet everything tasted. But enough about my morning cereal. I remember having a good time with my blog too. I could do this forever, I said.

This week I received a bill for my upcoming web-hosting fees. Hmm. Forever arrived sooner than I thought.

My startup fees in 2022 were quite affordable. Everyone should blog, I thought. But, of course, once they had me hooked, the fees more than doubled in 2023. But I was having too much fun to get off the ride. My 2024 bill, however, is quadruple what I initially paid.

“Uh, conductor. Can you stop the ride now?”

That’s right. I’m pulling the plug on Funny Travel Tales—oh, not this minute but soon (sometime around June). It’s been a great run, but I refuse to run pledge drives or sell gold sneakers. Don’t worry. I’ll give you a week’s notice before I pull the plug, which will give you time to have me autograph your favorite blog post.

In the meantime, I’ll start dusting off projects that I finished writing but haven’t finished editing. I’ll use social media to promote more of my cartoons. Donna is even talking about us doing a video advice column. People would write in with questions about relationships, travel, health, personal issues, home and garden, the NFL… Did I say the NFL? I was thinking about another show.

So, consider yourself notified. Of course, the URL for www.FunnyTravelTales.com will eventually stop working once my deadline for payment has passed. So, if there’s a story you particularly liked, let me know. I plan on saving all my blog posts, so I’d be happy to email you your favorite blog.

That’s it for now. There will be plenty of time to thank everyone later. Until then, I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes about change: “When in doubt, choose change.”

Have a great weekend. See you on Monday.

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