December 8, 2024
How can our time in Madagascar nearly be complete. We are due to fly to Mauritius late tomorrow afternoon. We will be there for nearly a month in an Airbnb.
November 27, 2024
Enjoyed both Dubai and Zanzibar. Now we're in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for four nights. We'll fly to the capital of Madagascar on Saturday.
November 16, 2024
I've just discovered the Bluesky app. It's a Twitter (X) replacement without all the drama. I quit Twitter two years ago after it was purchased by the freak. Perhaps that venue will take fulfill the reason I created this blog page. We'll see.
Take a look: Bluesky
November 14, 2024
Spending time in Dubai makes me realize how very much I really love being in this city. There's the feeling of progress and participation here that is difficult to find in many places.
November 6, 2024
A blood glucose reading of 5.2 mmol/L (93.6 mg/dL) two hours after lunch. That is so much better than prior to Ozempic. I happily look forward to my next A1c test in a few months or when we get back in March!
November 5, 2024
Continuing to tie up all the loose ends before winter away. Put travel advisories on credit cards, picked out clothes for packing, and a hundred other little things have been accomplished today.
November 4, 2024
We struggled to get out of bed and threw on some clothing. Our building has 17 floors of apartments. The fire alarm had already gotten most everyone up and out. One good point was this false alarm occurred at 6:30 am!
November 2, 2024
We've started plans for a June 2025 trip to southeastern Europe. We aren't planning to get up to Budapest, Hungary on this trip. Jay and I visited 17 years ago now! We love the city but there are so many places we have to see in one month, a return visit won't end up on the itinerary.
October 31, 2024
Happy Dipavali!
October 30, 2024
This is the 303rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 62 days remain until the end of the year.
October 29, 2024
Just called to schedule a stop for Internet service when we away for the winter. The staff at NOVUS are so polite and helpful. Just another reason why going away is cheaper than staying home.
October 28, 2024
Happy Birthday, Bill Gates! (He turns 69 today.)
October 27, 2024
October 26, 2024
A FUN FACT:
If all the arteries and veins in a human’s circulatory system were put together, they would stretch for 60,000 miles (100,000 km). That’s almost two and a half times around the Earth.
October 25, 2024
Why do seagulls fly over the sea?
If they flew over the bay, they would be bagels.
If they flew over the bay, they would be bagels.
October 24, 2024
The temperature in Dubai, UAE will be 33°C (91°F) tomorrow. Here in New Westminster, British Columbia, it should rise to around 12°C (54°F).
October 23, 2024
For now, let's just kick things off with a link to a personal Flickr photo album which I hold dear.
It contains a representative image of each and every country or territory that I've visited up till now. All of these places, save for two, I visited with Jay during our years together. He never traveled to Syria or Kuwait. However, he went to two countries where I've never visited: Cyprus and Pakistan.
Here, I've selected one of the images to include. I took a photo of these still famous water towers in the country of Kuwait. The image taken long before the Gulf Wars and was already a symbol of the country when I accepted my first teaching job right out of college. It was a fascinating glimpse into the world outside the protected bubble of my youth.
