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Adventures In Funemployment: The Plight of the Domesticated Elephant in Thailand

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The Plight of the Domesticated Elephant in Thailand. Once upon a time in a land called Thailand, there was a beautiful young elephant named Jokia. She roamed freely through the jungle with her mother, grazing on grass, bananas, watermelon or whatever she could get her trunk around. She loved to bathe in the river, especially on hot days. If any of my faithful readers ever visit Chiang ...

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Adventures In Funemployment: February 2010

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Monday, February 15, 2010. The End of the Road. It's impossible to summarize the effect of my time off in any single post. And I think that's why I've had such a hard time writing since I've returned from my jaunt through the South Pacific and SE Asia. But it's time to put pen to paper, or in this case fingers to keyboard, and conclude this amazing adventure with one final post. 5 When you travel alone, you are on...

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Life Cleanse: The End (final post)

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My approach to a summer "sabbatical". Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The End (final post). Well, my summer "sabbatical" has come to an end and I have returned to the workforce. The past 2.5 months have been an interesting time to say the least. I learned a lot about myself and definitely benefited from the break- my massage therapist has never seen my shoulders in such good condition! Labels: back to school. August 19, 2009 at 1:23 AM. So sad. Or maybe its a good thing for you ;)! View my complete profile.

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Adventures In Funemployment: July 2009

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Friday, July 31, 2009. I love coffee.  Hot or iced, cappuccino or latte, Guatemalan or Colombian. it's all good.  I'm pretty much useless without that first cup of coffee in the morning and sometimes I treat myself to a little late afternoon re-caffeination as needed.  Coffee is my friend.  In fact, I'm enjoying a freshly brewed cup as I write this. 160;I don't even think my health insurance covered vision! 160;Yo...

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Adventures In Funemployment: The End of the Road

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Monday, February 15, 2010. The End of the Road. It's impossible to summarize the effect of my time off in any single post. And I think that's why I've had such a hard time writing since I've returned from my jaunt through the South Pacific and SE Asia. But it's time to put pen to paper, or in this case fingers to keyboard, and conclude this amazing adventure with one final post. 5 When you travel alone, you are on...

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Adventures In Funemployment: Will the Real Thailand Please Stand Up?

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Friday, October 23, 2009. Will the Real Thailand Please Stand Up? In a tiny village 2 hours north of Chiang Mai, a fellow tourist turned to me and said, “Now this is the Real Thailand.”. The thought struck me as odd. What does that mean about the rest of Thailand? That it’s not real? But I got her gist. She meant that because this village is removed from busy city life, it is more authentic in some way. But there ...

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Adventures In Funemployment: May 2009

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Friday, May 29, 2009. Kobe Bryant has left the building. Okay, maybe not Kobe himself, but the bobble head that has adorned the shelf in my office for longer than I can recall is now in a box on my dining room table. I packed my car full of 5 years worth of media tchotchkes. Goodbye 2001 Embarcadero. Hello world. Thursday, May 28, 2009. D Just me, my diploma, and a bunch of people I never knew. SF, LA and beyond.

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Adventures In Funemployment: Calm Gets Calmer in Chiang Mai

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Calm Gets Calmer in Chiang Mai. Thailand in 3 parts…. First came paradise in the islands. Then came controlled chaos in Bangkok. Now, it's peace in the jungle. It’s easy to understand why so many Europeans and Australians settle permanently in Chiang Mai. It is both lively enough to be engaging, but calm enough to be peaceful. It is a city where an entire day can pass without notice.

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Adventures In Funemployment: The Complexity of Cambodia

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Just another casualty of corporate layoffs looking for a good way to squander my severance. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The Complexity of Cambodia. I toured about a dozen of the temples in this region, with the. Stupa has been erected to house the 8,000 skulls excavated after the genocide ended. I stood there, looking at the stacks of skulls of men, women and children, and an overwhelming feeling of grief washed over me. I choked back tears and forced myself to wander through the grounds and try ...It is...