I managed to put in a full day of work yesterday, which was pretty remarkable considering I had been awake since 3:45 a.m. My plan was to stick to mostly mindless activities since most of my mind was still in the U.S., but the CEO had other ideas and I ended up having to write …
Monthly Archive: November 2006
Nov
30
2006
Nov
28
2006
Misery, thy name is head-cold at 30,000 feet
Fear not faithful readers! I’m not dead. But there were moments during the flight when I wished it were so. Our whirlwind 10 day visit in the U.S. included a HUGE Thanksgiving reunion in Akron, Ohio, where several small children had runny noses and were kind enough to pass along the bug to both Dr. …
Nov
18
2006
Clearly I’m NEVER too tired to eat or shop…
Greetings from the Heartland, where Dr. D and I have been nothing if not efficient! As of noon today and we'd already been to Super Target (for Einstein's jalapeno bagels and pepperjack cheese), to Krispy Kreme for a free sample donut and coffee, and to Super Walmart to stock up on all the usuals…over-the-counter cold medicine, Smucker's All …
Nov
16
2006
Homeward bound!
Well my friends…I’m off the the "US and A" (as Borat would say) to visit with family and friends, gloat about last week’s election results (only a little) and eat lots of turkey with all the "fixin’s." Of course the run-up to the trip has been so chaotic that I don’t feel ready for any …
Nov
14
2006
A Liberal’s Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives
Found this in my inbox this afternoon and thought is was worth sharing here. There were fewer than 1,000 signatures when I added my name late ths afternoon, and at last check there were nearly 10,000. Spread the word! A Liberal’s Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives November 14th, 2006 To My Conservative Brothers and Sisters, I …
Nov
12
2006
“To the left, to the left…”
I’d like to say that I spent the entire weekend basking in the glow of the cable news networks’ analysis of the spanking the GOP took in last week’s U. S. elections. But instead Dr. Darling and I have been scrambling to complete a guidebook factcheck for a London publishing company that we occasionally freelance …
Nov
09
2006
Somebody PLEASE pinch me!
First it was the news that the Democratic party had won control of the House of Representatives. (28 new seats and still counting…) Then came word that Ronald Dumsfeld had submitted his resignation again, and this time Dubya accepted it. And today it appears as though the Republicans have also lost control of the Senate. …
