Tag Archives: England

Would you like to come to my Pity Party (Part 1 of 2) ?

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

This is two-part tale intended to glean lots of pity and support. No hidden agenda, no complications, just some whining and complaining. In this first part, I am avoiding my current woes and talking about past ones. NONE of the … Continue reading →

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Communications Overload

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

When we joke about information overload and how it’s a modern world, I’m not sure everyone appreciates just how pervasive technology has become for communications. For example, this is how I communicate with various relatives and friends (in no particular … Continue reading →

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Penpals (1998-1999)

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

In early 1998, my marriage was on the rocks and we separated. For now, the details aren’t important. It might be a long post for another day. I was consulting around the USA, flying out of Dallas for the whole … Continue reading →

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What’s Next? (Old Draft)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

(I wrote this as a Note on my phone when I was in England with Brigitte and Charlotte in July. Here it is now, slightly unfinished, and still slightly relevant.) As the train meanders through the English Surrey countryside to … Continue reading →

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Penpals (1986-1988)

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

In 1982, I started working instead of going straight to college (“university” in Australia). In 1985, I quit my job and used my savings to start my college degree. By half-way through 1986, I had run out of money and … Continue reading →

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What I Like About You

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

I only occasionally include songs with a post. Other people do a much better job of matching mood and melody. For today’s post, this song by The Romantics inspired the title and is bouncy enough to listen to while reading … Continue reading →

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Breakdown

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

[[ I have disabled comments for this single post. On any other post for any of us, often the comments are insightful, supportive, funny, etc. Right now, I know there is virtual support out there and feel comforted by it. … Continue reading →

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Travels and Travails

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

The vacation is almost over. England has surrendered to me and my ‘weather superpower‘. It has provided good weather everywhere the girls and I have been. Each day has been between 21C and 24C (70F and 75F). I’m in England, … Continue reading →

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Flying High

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

We’re 37,000 feet above the ground and moving at 1,000 km/h as I write most of this post. I am reasonably comfortable with both metric and Imperial measurements so I expect you to keep up. There were some unexpected tears … Continue reading →

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