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When I travel on a tourism vacation, I typically put together a long list of things to do.  This includes the top tourist attractions of wherever I visit, or things that I really want to see for my own reasons. … Continue reading →

Getting everyone up and out in the morning can be quite a challenge.  So much so that I’ve gotten in the habit of taking short journeys in the mornings until everyone is ready to go.  (By this you should note: … Continue reading →

Today we went on the first of our day-long guided bus tours for sites near London.  First stop, Stonehenge! It was a dramatic cloudy day, just the thing to imagine all those ancient Britons dragging rocks across the field for … Continue reading →

It’s our first full day in London.  And what did we do today?  I’m glad you asked. As usual, I woke up early and had to GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING!!!! So while all the lay-abouts were lying in, I … Continue reading →

I’ve been to London twice before. The first was the summer of 2001.  I was on a business trip to Dublin and arranged a lengthy layover in London.  The eight hours I was there allowed me to see the Tower … Continue reading →

Julie and I are both in need of new clothes for the Egypt trip.  Our shopping experiences go like this: Julie: Spend several hours on the web deciding on a store that has just the right collection of clothes.  Narrow … Continue reading →

As I’ve noted here, my big Mixx adventure is at an end.  It was a terrific experience, but it’s over now.  And as of now, I’m done with UberMedia, the current owners of Mixx: my employment with them ended on … Continue reading →

That’s the problem with waiting so long between updates: I start to forget what I’ve been reading.  There’s probably going to be more to come, but I did just remember one more, this one read on e-book: – The Fiddler … Continue reading →

Boy, been a while since I’ve posted one of these. Let’s see if I can still remember all of this! Audiobooks: – The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, and Colonel Roosevelt, by Edmund Morris.  Nice big three volume bio … Continue reading →

At one point on Sunday, my credit card stopped working.  I’m not a deadbeat – I swear – so I was sure that the card companies were wondering who’s the guy in India using Joe’s credit card.  (This was particularly … Continue reading →