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Yesterday we received visitors.
Yesterday we received visitors. But not in the formal Victorian/Edwardian sense of posting hours during which visiting is acceptable. This was much more casual. Simon, a friend of Tod’s who is staying with us for a few days, called at 2:30 to say he’d arrive around 3:00. I had to leave at 2:45, so I…
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My computers’ fans buzz
My computers’ fans buzz frantically trying to cool off. Already this morning the thermometer registers 28 (82 F) degrees with a forecast of 33 (92 F). The office seems to amplify the temperature outside, so I know it will be stifling in here today. Today would be a good day to switch on the aircon.…
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Whew, am I tired.
Whew, am I tired. The web retreat was a great success, but lots of energy! Still in jetlag mode, my body demanded large quanitities of food all weekend. Fortunately, we ate extremely well during a feast at the resort last night, two hearty lunches, and a wonderful Japanese breakfast. After dinner but before we went…
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When I’m jetlagged, I
When I’m jetlagged, I eat strangely. First of all, my mind and body are out of synch by about four hours. I went to sleep last night at 1 am and rose at 5 this morning with my mind so full of ideas and plans that it forced my body to move. So here I…
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Well, the pipe inspectors
Well, the pipe inspectors must have sent in their scathing report. The drainage system across the street has been reworked into a maze of waterways. Not only are there new, complicated joints connecting all of the branches, but they dug up the street to create two new access ports into the underground gutter! Most of…
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When we arrived home
When we arrived home last night, I grabbed all the mail out of our mailbox and reviewed it. Half of the volume of mail was flyers for real estate companies, movers, telephone cards and food delivery services. I dumped those in the trash, then sorted the remainder: two tax notices, a bill, a contract, a…
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Delays and cancellations made
Delays and cancellations made our trip home an extra-long day. Our 10:10 flight from Pittsburgh had a mechanical failure which forced us to switch to a later flight so we missed our connection in Chicago. The next plane out of Chicago to Tokyo also had a mechanical failure–we waited for five hours while they flew…
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My maternal grandmother, Romayne,
My maternal grandmother, Romayne, had a fondness for shoes. Her closet was full of shoes to match every outfit. I’ve never thought I inherited that same love of shoes as closet is full of practical styles in black. But yesterday I realised my heritage. I was shopping for yet another pair of black leather shoes…
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This year’s Father’s Day
This year’s Father’s Day Death March was the best ever. Since the fateful Father’s Day hike about ten years ago (It was long, hot and very wearying), we’ve carried on a tradition of a fruitless and terrible trip as selected by Tod’s father. We’ve driven for hours to walk for ten minutes in a grassy…
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Everyone says that Seth,
Everyone says that Seth, our six week old nephew, is a good tempered baby. He must know that a baby skeptic (me) is in the house because he wailed for 45 minutes straight last night, putting his good behaviour in serious doubt. Just as I suspected. 😉 However, his crying didn’t seem to damped the…
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