Saturday, October 1, 2022

After the Storm, Day x

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Day whatever after the storm. We still have no cable tv. Internet is accessible only in the parking lot. The neighbours are getting restless...
Friday, September 30, 2022

After the Storm

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Hurricane Ian finally left us for greener pastures. We were fortunate and kept power throughout. However, we lost internet, cable, and cell ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Catchin' & Hopin' - Ian Part 2

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Hurricane Ian made landfall at 15:03 as a Cat 4. The 5th most powerful storm to hit the US. The weather Channel says you could fit hurricane...

Hurricane Ian - Part 1

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  The view from my lanai at 8am on Wednesday. I hope to have the same view - with blue skies - once the storm has gone. I believe I'm ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Prepping for Hurricane Ian

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The current track for Hurricane Ian does not look good for my City. I feel good about my preparations. My car, my beloved Steed, my companio...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Sew Challenging!

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I am so proud of myself. You see, I have this dirty little secret. My friends know I can usually conquer any challenge thrown my way, althou...
Sunday, December 26, 2021

Christmas Past

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My childhood memories of Christmas center not so much on Christmas Day but on Boxing Day (Dec 26th).... I've read of an old Southern (US...
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Thursday, November 25, 2021

Me & Mel Torme - A Thanksgiving memory

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For this Thanksgiving, I thought I'd share a memory from a Thanksgiving many years, many chapters, ago. It's a memory that makes me ...
Monday, November 15, 2021

Autumn kayak at Deer Prairie Creek

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A gorgeous morning spent kayaking Deer Prairie Creek - which is apparently shaped like a string of V's or W's - the pointy ones, not...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Eagles Landing 9/17/2021

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I was assigned to be the logistics (logs) helper, so my day was relatively easy! At least, I consider it easy - some people hate doing logi...

Eagles Landing 9/16/2021

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While waiting to board, I began replying to a recently received, lovely long letter from a friend in the UK. A little boy sitting opposite m...

Eagles Landing 9/15

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I'm a volunteer with Team Rubicon, one of the few non Veteran volunteers in this primarily Veteran Disaster Relief organization. This we...
Monday, February 1, 2021

Island Innovation Ambassador - 2021

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I am honored, and excited, to have been selected as an Island Innovation Ambassador for 2021. I look forward to learning from, sharing, and ...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Chaos and Opportunities

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Sun-Tzu said “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” I found this to be true during the ‘great recession’ of the last decade; a ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Lockdown- the beginning

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Early January 2020, I began getting my company organised, I sponsored a floodplain management training, I called municipalities and offered ...
Sunday, October 11, 2020

2019 - The abridged version

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2019 was a wonderful year. I traveled the State as part of the State Floodplain Management Office (SFMO). We worked on a pilot program that ...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

June 8th: Goodbye Fes, hello Meknes

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Photos for this post We set out to cover all the places we missed yesterday, with the bare bones of a plan which was continually upset by R...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

June 7th: Fes

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Photos for this post Well rested, we sat on the rooftop terrace and enjoyed our breakfast of olives, laughing cow cheese triangles, aprico...