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Fit for a queen
Today is International Women’s Day, though it is not officially recognized in the US. I celebrate it, at least mentally every year, and I have celebrated it actually a few times, most notably in Russia: it is a big day … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Human relationships, Parenting, Travel
Tagged Furs, International Women's Day, Russia, World Bank
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Never too old to learn?
It’s a well-worn adage that ‘You’re never too old to learn’. The fact that I decided to retire in my mid-50s makes me an odd bird in the eyes of many. But, it also gives me a chance to test … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Family, Health care, Human relationships, Life styles, Parenting, Sports, Technology, Travel
Tagged Golf, Karate, Kick boxing, Music, Piano, Retirement, Violin
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Oh! You, English!
English is a very difficult language. I began to think more about that the other day, when I was having another hard time understanding what Americans–supposedly, English-speakers, like me–were saying. Was it their form of English that was the problem … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Education, Human relationships, Language, Life styles, Travel, Writing
Tagged American English, British English, Elision illusion, English
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Flights of fancy
It’s time to ‘head home for the holidays’, as they say, which means it must be time for another airport nightmare. I’ve commented before about how abysmal it is now to have to fly. What gets me is that each … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Caribbean, Digital age, Economics, Internet, Life styles, Service economy, Technology, Travel
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A little distraction
America is engaging in its latest great debate: whether it needs to ban cell phone use while driving. That is what the National Transport Safety Board has proposed. That would bring the USA broadly in line with a growing list … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Digital age, Education, Government, Human relationships, Life styles, News, Public policy, Social Media, Technology, Travel, Urban life
Tagged Cell phone use, Distracted driving
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Winter draws on: learning lessons
I was commissioned today to write a piece. My first grader wanted the world to know how she had spent her long morning, before school started. I had hoped yesterday that I would write something about the Martin Luther King … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Travel, Weather, Writing
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Impossibility theorem
I was determined to not write about how the Washington metropolitan area dealt with its first snowfall: the story has been written often enough that the area does not deal well with the white stuff. I also decided that I … Continue reading
Posted in Bureaucracy, Education, Human relationships, Life styles, Public transport, Travel, Urban life, Weather
Tagged Snow, Washington Metropolitan area
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Driven to distraction
Black Friday. After-Black Friday Saturday. Advent Sunday. Cyber Monday. Something for everyday over the past week that included Thanksgiving Thursday. All that eating and family getting together can be too stressful. It’s a period too when there’s often madness in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Life styles, Travel, Urban life
Tagged Accidents, Car driving, Interstate highways
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Pat Downs has no business working for the TSA
I have tried to react as a thinking traveller to the furore over the new security procedures that are being introduced in US airports. But, I will also be ready to see possibilities for absurd and silly things. One that … Continue reading
Posted in Government, News, Politics, Public policy, Public transport, Travel
Tagged TSA, US airport security
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