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Happy New Year!

Hello Poppets! (Mrs. Doubtfire happened to be on TV the other day.) I hope you had a sublime time ringing in 2009 – Neil and I certainly did. We headed down to Seattle via the Quick Shuttle, mostly to see the Presidents of the United States of America on New Year’s Eve, and stayed at … Continue reading Happy New Year!

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Reunited

**Note** I’ve been working on this post for a few days, still not happy with it, but having just signed up to volunteer at BarCamp in September, figure I should probably do the social media thing and blog already. I went to my 10-year High School reunion this past weekend. It was, in a word, … Continue reading Reunited

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Taxi!

In all the travel I’ve done, I’ve noticed one near constant (at least in North America): Cars that take you to the airport (especially when they’re pre-arranged) are generally very nice. In Vancouver I always end up with a nice, new, clean cab. In other cities I’ve had everything from nice taxis and shuttle vans … Continue reading Taxi!

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Travel Bug

There have been a few times when people have asked me “how’s married life” and I’ve answered “Uh… I’m not really sure.” I’m sortof joking because for the most part I think married life is grand and really not that different from living in sin (with a delightful lack of disapproving “tut tuts” from those … Continue reading Travel Bug

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Haikus for Home

Cruise Ship Passengers Make the worst airplane seatmates DEPLANE ALREADY Return home to find My plants all look dead, again. Hubby can’t water The dog smells real bad But it’s still so very nice To be home with her Houston is a place I could be very happy Never to return So good to be … Continue reading Haikus for Home