Tag Archives: Travel & Places

The last time…

The last time I was at this hotel, where Bush is doing a $2000/plate dinner, was to meet my father-in-law for drinks (he was in town on business), about 11 years ago. Strange how geographical memory works. Perhaps I need a “places in the news” category.
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On the road

Driving out to Chicago for a while to attend a wedding. (House burglers who may read my blog: nota bene, we have a good alarm, a big dog, friendly/nosy neighbors, and absolutely nothing you couldn’t pick up for less than the price of a six-pack at a garage sale.) It’s easy to forget that you […]
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Some butterflies

Cleaning off the hard drive, I ran across some photos I took of butterflies last month at the San Diego Wild Animal Park…    
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Soooo ka na…

Jill’s posting on how to speak French is both amusing and helpful. It reminds me of Jamie and my attempts to save our interlocutors from embarassment in Japan. I became expert in changing inflections on: mmm, so da ne… taihen, korya… saaaaaa Not to mention perfecting the teeth sucking hiss or click that could get […]
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