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lovinglifeineurope: November 2014
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Sunday, November 30, 2014. It was described to me as the shape of a lollipop - the stick was the straight trail from where we parked the car and entered the forest, the main trail was a more or less circular loop. The Lollipop Trail, more commonly known as Brackloon, is just a few kilometres from where we're staying for most of a month, and it's one of Rooby's favorite places to walk because she can be off leash for the most part. After three trips along the trail, I'm getting to recognize some of the la...
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lovinglifeineurope: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Russia, Ireland, a Proposal in Paris, More Murders, Childhood Homes … and Friends Along the Way – Our 2014. Like Facebook, the annual holiday letter presents the best possible façade to the world, almost always positive, occasionally a serious negative such as an illness or passing of a loved one. FB and the holiday letter represent how we would prefer. Our friends and family think of us and what we’ve been doing. Professionally, Donna-Lane published three books:. She’ll...
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lovinglifeineurope: June 2015
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Thursday, June 11, 2015. I've long been something of a Coke-aholic. I especially like a really cold one, often more than one a day, though I've been easing back as I hear study after study that warns of the dangers of artificially sweetened drinks (whether saccharin or aspartame or .) - strokes, heart disease, other unhealthy behaviors. So this summer, I'm going to take a serious shot at going soda-less. Plenty of cold water. An occasional glass of wine or beer. But no Coke. Friday, June 5, 2015. It was ...
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lovinglifeineurope: May 2015
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Thursday, May 28, 2015. Early for an early flight. Eerie is the only way to describe it. It felt like a neutron apocalypse – the buildings were all in place but there were no people in them. Walking through the airport terminal at Toulouse-Bergnac, my boots squeaked on the marble floor. I had never heard these boots squeak before. Maybe they did and I just didn’t hear it because other noises drowned them out. Or maybe the combination of floor surface and worn-through soles was unique. Through the glass b...
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lovinglifeineurope: October 2014
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014. He's the hotel concierge, so you would expect cheerful and helpful. He was definitely not the former and only marginally the latter. I got more relevant information from the young man trainee at the reception desk, and with a smile. The trainee explained which number metro to take to connect with another metro to get me right to my destination. He circled each connection location on the map. HB's manner, by contrast, was I'd-rather-not-be-bothered curt. Monday, October 27, 2014.
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lovinglifeineurope: February 2015
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Underwonderful Days in Paradise. Not every day in our paradise is perfect. The past couple have been anything but. For another perspective on what I'm about the describe, check out D-L's blog: http:/ theexpatwriter.blogspot.ie/2015/02/it-was-not-good-day.html. So Wednesday morning, I was feeling like I'd gained a day, or at least half a day, to get some things done. But it's those little things, ya know? The ones that turn into bigger things. Then I noticed the water in the sho...
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lovinglifeineurope: September 2014
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Based on our extended trip to Quebec and New England, a few things I'll try to remember for the future:. 1 Read things thoroughly and with comprehension - directions for meeting up with someone, the details of the bed-n-breakfast you're thinking of booking, etc. Had I read more carefully, never would have booked a loft room with no privacy in an owner-occupied B&B. It turned out okay, lovely people, but not our preference. 5 Before starting the trip, print out Google maps wit...
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lovinglifeineurope: I'm Pierced
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Sunday, August 9, 2015. William Tell wasn't real? The mountain man who embodies the spirit of Swiss independence? I've begun studying Swiss history, culture, government, etc. in preparation for someday applying for Swiss citizenship, and early in my research stumbled across the statement that the hero who was forced to shoot an apple perched on his son's head is, many scholars conclude, a mere legend, a story around which to rally against oppressors. This is the first I have heard this story!
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lovinglifeineurope: Relief
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015. We had talked about chemo. How the every-3rd-week treatment for four months would affect the plans we had made for the coming couple of months. Missed events. Missed friends. What had we left in Argeles that we'd really need to have in Geneva before the end of the year? Oh yeah, tax stuff; a trip would be necessary before the October extension deadline. Maybe some additional clothes for the Geneva fall and winter. I guess we'd be making a lot of long-distance phone calls. The "t...
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lovinglifeineurope: Confessions of a Former Fox News Junkie
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Saturday, July 25, 2015. Confessions of a Former Fox News Junkie. My Facebook posts tend more to reflect personal interests and how-I'd-like-to-change-the-world peeves. My Tweets are almost exclusively aviation related, though I follow others of interest there such as journalist Glenn Greenwald. Haven't been too active on LinkedIn, as I'm not looking for a job, but I may start using that for selective "change" commentary. I despise the corruption in the government, whether it's the US, the UK, France, or...
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