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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Cruises take a beating

By now I think most everyone has heard of the cruise ship that had an engine room fire that left it without power and it took around 2 days for tugboats to get it back to San Diego. Having recently been on a cruise, I can’t think of anything worse than this. A glittering floating motel with all the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Cruising without the bruising…

Cruise ships are something most of us regard as a pipe dream. After all, Cruises are for people with money, I know that’s what you’re thinking. Wrong, they are for people with less money than they used to have, I know that from personal experience. A cruise can be on a par with a road trip and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Old dog, nu trcks.

Yesterday, at the ripe old age of 63 and change, I snt my frst txt msg! LOL. WTF? I was waiting at the Carside to go at Applebees and it was taking a long time, so I texted my wife and daughter-in-law who had phoned in the order. The message read, “Hi, was it nxt to trgt?” It almost took me the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

What is your reality?

This week, mine is a lawn full of leaves that needs taken care of. Last week, it was my wife and I on a cruise ship being taken care of. Two quite different realities indeed, but the one I must live with most of the time is the one I least want. But then, would I really be happy with someone making... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

How did we ever survive?

Back in the day, there weren’t many warning labels, outside of the skull and crossbones on the Iodine bottle in the medicine cabinet. Many babies were born and raised as witnessed by the baby boomer generation, of which I am a card-carrying member. In those days one had to rely on instinct as to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

BP pouring oil on troubled waters?

Eyes are focused on the Gulf of Mexico as the ruptured well continues to spew oil. One would think the main thrust of the efforts should be to permanently stop the oil flow and then to clean up the damage done. So where would you expect BP to be spending a reported $50 million? According to a news... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Just like writing a bicycle

Sometimes I just don’t feel like writing. Like after a 14 hour day that had an intense 8 hour stretch of no breaks and constant pressure. Days like that make me wonder if I will last the three years till retirement. And of course, I didn’t feel like writing after that, I didn’t feel much like doing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 16, 2010

When we don’t write

Sometimes I am lazy. Other times I am out of town. Sometimes I don’t have anything particularly interesting to say. But this week I didn’t write because I didn’t feel like it. The good news that I was going to be a grandparent for the first time was whisked away by a miscarriage. Now I turn my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Toyota – moving you forward?

An unfortunate ad slogan? It seems every day brings more stories about runaway Toyotas and the popular impression that Toyota is hiding something. I am here to say, I will drive my Toyota anywhere and not ever have it run away from me. What’s more, were I in the position to buy a new car, I most... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Re inventing the wheel Did anyone at work ever say, “no need to re invent the wheel”? Re inventing is what corporations are all about. The next time you go to your favorite mass merchandiser, observe that the layout is constantly changing. Is there really a need to move the shoe area to where the... Sign in to see full entry.

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