Posted On: March 7, 2012
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Many a smoker has discovered that they could definitively kick nicotine only after they quit a job, avoided a happy hour, or moved away. Yes, moving: Sometimes the best way to achieve a goal or…
Posted On: April 7, 2009
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For the final Travelog entry, may I present my perfect children. I took hundreds of pictures of them, but published only a few on this website. In this technological era of tell-all exhibitionism and voyeurism,…
Posted On: February 24, 2009
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On Day 69—the last day—as we prepare to fly away from Temporary Retirement and Approximate Paradise, some stories stand out. Some days still glow. Some moments feel like sprouting soul-seeds rather than mere memories. Like…
Posted On: December 20, 2008
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One of the Missions of this Sabbatical is to try home schooling. All parents dabble in it, but now’s the time to put up or shut up. Perform. Leave no child behind. Show proof of…
Posted On: December 18, 2008
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Face it: 12-hour travel days do not a great BreakAway make. But we survived it, as did the luggage and children. Air travel becomes increasingly bumpy, so to speak, but that’s survivable too. (So far.)…