Tunisia toppled Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali; now Egypt. It was interesting to watch the ‘variety’ of coverage between the BBC, CNN, and EuroTV on what was happening… Egypt has suspended the constitution, dissolved parliament and promised fresh elections … Continue reading
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The WAPO does contests occasionally, and this is one of the better ones from them… For Valentine’s Day, a romatic first line, followed by a unromantic second line 🙂 Enjoy!!! 1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife:Marrying you has … Continue reading
And the trivia ‘tweaks’… The first was the Glockenspiel At Marienplatz in downtown Munich, and here is a bigger pic of it! The second, well, anybody recognize THIS? The other guy with me on this trip is a BMW fanboi … Continue reading
I’m in a ‘slightly’ better mood today (amazing what some sleep does)… We’re staying at the Caracciolo Palazzo in Naples, down in the ‘old’ section of town. Built in the late 13th, early 14th century, the palace (and nearby church) … Continue reading
Today was ONE of those travel days… Worked all day, went to Dulles flew to Munich (no sleep), two hour layover, fogged in, hour late getting out, two approaches to Naples, fogged in, back to Rome, hour wait for luggage, … Continue reading
ci·vil·i·ty [si-vil-i-tee]–noun, plural -ties.1.courtesy; politeness.2.a polite action or expression: an exchange of civilities.3.Archaic . civilization; culture; good breeding.Origin:1350- 1400; Middle English civiliteMiddle French Today, in my opinion, civility is a lost art… Coming back from Japan I had an interesting conversation … Continue reading
Five lessons about the way we treat people… 1 – First Important Lesson – Cleaning Lady. During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions … Continue reading
When you go into a barber shop to get a hair cut and you’re asked, “Do you want your usual”? And the barber shop is in Japan… Just sayin… … Continue reading
Friday Feb 4, 2011 is world cancer day A small request.. Just one line. Dear God, I pray for a cure for cancer. Amen All you are asked to do is keep this circulating, even if it’s only to one … Continue reading
Attendees AD, Matt and his lovely wife, Christina, Evyl , Jenn and their son, JPG and Holly, LawDog, Chris, Farm Girl, Vine and Phlegmmy who was our gracious hostess with the mostest… There were a couple of others who floated … Continue reading