Across the Pond
My husband, Don, and I are heading over to London at the end of this week to visit our youngest daughter, Kelsey, who has been studying in London since the first of the new year. It’s been over three...
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Telephone Booths Are Alive and Well in the UK
Everywhere we have traveled with Kelsey in the U.K.—London and Scotland—bright-red telephone booths abound (even on the top of the volcanic ledge where the Edinburgh Castle is located). This sight is...
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Farewell to the Land of Red Phone Booths
Well, all good things must come to an end. Kelsey has headed off to spend some time in Croatia (and Austria, Switzerland, Germany, etc.), and Don and I packed up and headed home yesterday from our...
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A Tale of Two Yards
It’s that time of year when the grass starts to turn green, tree buds pop open and birds wake up chirping early in the morning. Ah, spring … unless, of course, you live in the Dakotas or Minnesota. (I...
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The Road Not Taken
I have been known to get motion sickness from reading too many emails in a D.C. cab, and I once had to ask the carousel ride operator to stop a merry-go-round ride I was on with my children, because we...
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Here I sit in the Georgetown University Hospital surgical center while Don undergoes what hopefully should be rather routine surgery. He’s had some health challenges over the past decade and,...
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Canine Nurse?
My husband, Don, continues his recuperation after surgery, but fear not that I am leaving for work each day with him needing to fend for himself. I have plenty of homemade soups in the freezer and...
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Road Trip!
My oldest daughter, Leah, finished her first year of law school this week at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor. Since I was already flying Delta earlier this week, it only seemed...
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The Meaning of Memorial Day
It’s so easy to get caught up in Memorial Day meaning a day off of work, neighborhood picnics, baseball games, etc., but in Arlington Va., we have some obvious reminders that the holiday means so much...
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Reunited and It Feels So Good!
The house is in chaos. There are socks and shoes scattered in all four corners, backpacks on the floor, and laptops and chargers on the kitchen counter. … my girls are home! This is the first extended...
View ArticleMassages Are Not for Relaxation!
I do have some indulgences beyond chocolate, wine and golden retrievers, and one of them is having someone work on the knots that seem to multiply in my shoulders, particularly after a stint of travel....
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Dog Days of Summer
Ah, July, you have decided to turn up the heat on what has been a lovely summer so far. Even Cassie was feeling the effects of the heat wave but was thankfully invited to a neighbor’s pool adventure.
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Too Hot!
This photo might be blurred, but it shows my car thermometer hitting 101 degrees on Friday (No worries, I was parked when I attempted to take this photo!). The entire country is experiencing a serious...
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What a Week! Whew!
This week has been filled with productive activity and some small glimmers of hope as the rural communications industry continues to push our way through the morass of USF/ICC reform, frustrations with...
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Furniture Construction or Telecom Policy?
I spent the day down in Charlottesville, Va., with Kelsey as we prepared for her fourth year at UVA (Thomas Jefferson, the university’s founder, felt that you never really became a “senior,” indicating...
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Where Is Your Spot?
At the NTCA 2013 Regional Meetings, we have a terrific keynote speaker, Clint Swindall, who talks about “living for the weekday.” Clint is not only insightful on employee engagement, but he also...
View ArticleI Have a Dream …
Every once in a while, history and Washington, D.C., intersect in fascinating and motivating ways. Today was one of those days with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington...
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No More Ponytails or Flip-Flops …
Don and I took off to spend a few days at the Delaware seashore with Cassie, the water dog! We had hoped to make a family adventure out of it, but it was simply too complicated to coordinate the...
View ArticleBack to the Basics
The sweet smell of fall is in the air. School buses are back on the road. And both of my daughters have left home to return to their respective campus life. I always feel nostalgic at this time of...
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Homecoming
I’m on the reunion committee for my 30th college reunion adventure back at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., this weekend. (Yikes! Where did the time go?) Unfortunately, my travel schedule was...
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