. . . And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. – Shakespeare, As You Like It, 2/7 The United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from breaking international law in the [...]
Archive | March, 2009
FORGOTTEN FLORIDA IS UNFORGETTABLE
I wish I could say an end-of-winter vacation was responsible for our extended absence of late. Instead, the day-to-day has escalated somewhat, and made our memories of a trip we took last year about this time more sweet. Our Florida vacation proved that I could work independently of a location, provided there was an internet [...]
ADVENTURES IN CUSTOMER SERVICE – BEST BUY EMBRACES THE SUCK
I bought my Netbook! Since Monday, I’m the ecstatic owner of an Acer netbook! This little baby has everything I need, and it’s tinier than the Filofax organizers we all used to carry around in the 1980′s! Having my netbook is almost as great as having a small dog for people to exclaim and coo [...]
I CAN HAZ COFFEEMAKER
I’ve had a love affair with coffee for 35 years. It wasn’t until I went away to college that I realized there was a mighty difference between instant coffee and fresh ground from whole beans. The Kroger store’s coffee section included a large machine that loudly ground beans into a paper bag. But I remember [...]
A NEW WAY TO PLAY FOR LITTLE DAISY
Daisy plays serious ball When we met homeless Daisy for the first time at the dog pound, her sole possession was a mini tennis ball. When we brought her home, we quickly discovered someone had taught our new little friend to fetch. Daisy takes ball-playing seriously. Any ball – even an oversize softball she doesn’t [...]
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Peter and Betsy Wuebker are location-independent professionals who share what they know about travel, simplicity and integrating work with life. 