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After spending six relaxing weeks vacationing in India, I’m ready to board the first of four planes back to Southern California. It’s an epic trip to an epic land. I’m about to enter the meat grinder of being glued to a plane seat for the next thirty hours, but every rose has its meat grinder…. Read more »

I’m in Pondicherry, India, staying at a bed and breakfast and I’m looking at a fascinating creation designed to keep ants, spiders and scorpions from crawling into the house. It was invented and built by the owner, Arjun. The bug barrier is about 300 feet in length and completely surrounds the house. You might think… Read more »

At first I didn’t notice him—he just blended into the colorful, chaotic street circus that is Chennai, India. Then, he suddenly stood out. The character in question is a dog. He’s a medium-sized mutt with short brown and white fur. He wears no collar. He snoozes on the sidewalk at the bus stop near my… Read more »

 India is an old country filled with fascinating sites, but I’ve been on vacation here for two weeks now and I haven’t even visited one temple. I get so bored being a spectator. What do I do in my free time? I burn new synapses. I go on vacation, not to have fun, but rather… Read more »

You know what’s best about being here in India? I’m slowly taking on Indian characteristics; turning into an Indian man. Now that’s a vacation! Oh, and just because I’m here doesn’t mean my business has shut down. My workers are busy battling mountain pests. Call us anytime you need help. Here’s some differences between “America… Read more »

Boy, the sky sure is a marvelous thing, isn’t it? If you could only see the sky from one part of earth, say, from a small town in the Rocky Mountains, people would flock from all over the world to behold its wonders. On a great day in “Blue Sky National Park”, visitors would see… Read more »

(The following is the back cover of my upcoming book, A Rat Catcher’s Guide to Creative Inspiration. Available this spring from Amazon.)    Life is most majestic when childhood’s joy meets practiced skill.          —Jun-Ar Qa’a (tunnel builder, philosopher, sewer rat)    My name is Michael A. Nolan and I want to… Read more »

“Oh boy, a wild critter!” I glanced out the window to my back deck last week and saw the backside of a furry animal running down the steps. The mystery creature was much bigger than a squirrel. That always adds spice to the sighting. I made my move. I quietly hurried outside and peered over… Read more »

Planes are pretty neat, huh? We walk into a long metal tube and in a few hours we walk out into another world. It’s a miracle. I’m flying to India soon for my annual break from running Home Defenders, and I’ve been thinking about planes. But, they’re not the only modern miracles I reflect on… Read more »

Hello, reader, how was your Thanksgiving vacation? I hope yours was great because I ended up spending much of my vacation getting mice out of my parents’ kitchen. So, after a hard summer battling pests, I ended up battling pests on my first break in six months. You can always count on mice to ruin… Read more »