The blog has been severely neglected. but I think my 2026 goal is to restart in some long form content. Wait, you said I not we. Well, I’m a widow now. Earl died in 2024 while he was scuba diving. The past 22 months have been in the fog of grief, moving, working, not working, … Continue reading
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When asked about where I moved from in the US, it seems weird to tell people that it was Naples, Florida, since my husband and I were only there for about 18 months and the 2 of us were there for a different 18 months. We did have a nice time there and having lived … Continue reading
1) Koalas and Kangaroos aren’t just hanging out everywhere, but the spiders are well, pretty big. 2) Work is basically the same, but ordering a sandwich was surprisingly hard. As soon as I walked in last Tuesday, they had a problem for me to go fix and a project that needed my help, so that … Continue reading
One of those strange coincidences put me and my parents in Hong Kong on the same day. When we booked the RTW ticket last November, travel was also on my mother’s mind and she booked a China tour. As we were talking about them both, I asked her what days they were on Hong Kong … Continue reading
After the 5:15 AM wake-up call and packing 2 days of clothes and stuff into backpacks, since Pegasus air charges 3 Turkish lira/kg for any checked bags we got on the 6AM shuttle to the airport. Then waited until 6:40 AM (2 hours before the flight) to get checked in and went right to the … Continue reading