Juliet is back in Niamey; I am back in New jersey. Great trip, weird arrangements towards the end but all worked out, even if Juliet had to fly from Addis to Paris and then to Niamey. Air Ethiopia paid for it all. Am thoroughly zonked and completely in need of a shower. Then need to wash all my dusty clothes. Great trip, and wonderful to see ( Read more... )

A co-worker was complaining about someone who seemed to expect she could read her mind. "I mean, what does she think? That I have ESPN?"

Just saw the hotel where I will be staying Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Paris. Can you believe it? Take a look.

http://www.concorde-lafayette.com/index2.htm

Will write about Edinburgh later. Must sleep!

I have been reviewing the "Mission Critical Competencies for Success" for a new position I have been asked to take starting in January. (It still has to go through HR so it's not a done deal yet.) There were 15 of them and was amused and bewildered by this one ( Read more... )

Just got back from Finland and still feel jazzed. Definitely, the experience was a high point in my professional career, and satisfying personally as well ( Read more... )

Skype really works, and it's free! We chatted with Meg for a long time last night using Skype and the connection was very good. Wish we had tried it sooner. It's easy to install and use, we just needed a headset. Between the Skype connection and being able to text Juliet I am a happy woman.

Meggie, I took Nevada to the Motor Vehicles place today for inspection (due last June remember?). Turns out the registration is not in the glove compartment - do you have it with you in Samoa? Anyway, I paid a small amount for a copy and went off to the inspection. Nevada passed with flying colors. You would have been very proud of your baby.

Hmmm...looking at schedule and getting simultaneously excited and overwhelmed. Here's the schedule ( Read more... )

Rushed home from work in order to be here in time for the littlest wigglers who come to the door in teeny Halloween costumes. They come just as it starts to get dark, and the later it gets the older the kids. I love Halloween in our neighborhood. So many kids came to the door and almost all of them had costumes and almost all of them said thank ( Read more... )

Ta da! Finally, I've posted my userpic. When I actually made the time to sit down just now to upload the photo, which I assumed would be complex and time consuming, I found it was as easy as pie. I love when technology is easy.

The photo of the flowers is beautiful! Thanks bunches, Juliana - no pun intended.

Eileen