"The summer vacation season is upon us. I got an early start today, heading up the road to the Jersey Shore, also known as Springsteen country, also known, to me, as home."

"My goal is to have — for a few glory days — no goals! Unless you want to count enjoying time with my family, scanning the sea for dolphins, reading novels and eating thin-crust pizza made in the delicious way that my beautiful, adopted state of Virginia just doesn't get. I'm excited already."

"One extra benefit is that it doesn't cost $32,840 to get there. OK, it's not likely to cost anyone I know $32,840 to get anywhere, including the beaches of the Garden State."