Over the course of a mere seven days – July 12 to July 19 – we went from Breckenridge, CO, to Bangkok ,TH, and then on to Cairns, QLD. We covered three continents, two continental divides, and four distinct time…
One Night In Bangkok . . .
Technically, we were in Bangkok for three nights, but that’s just being pedantic. The infamous song about the chess tournament in Bangkok many years ago is always playing in the back of my brain when I think about trips to…
Family Dynamics, 2 Miles High
The first “leg” of my sabbatical was planned far in advance to be an annual immediate family gathering somewhere – a relatively new thing, if you’ll pardon the pun. Since my sister, brother, and I all have kids who are…
Thoughts on Sabbaticals
In the land of few vacation days yet globalized corporate empires, an equalizer to vacation time across geo-political regions is the sabbatical. Intel only offers it to employees of USA and Canada, if I remember correctly, but in essence it…
Daddy and Alpine Slides
————————————————–LATER ——————————————————– My version of my dad on the alpine slides (slightly exaggerated). My dad really is speedy though, and all the staff did look at him like that.
Animal Sighting
Today we went to Lettuce Lake Park that had animals like different types of birds, turtles, fish, and alligators!!! Today we saw 2 alligators, 2 big fish,1owl named Fred, and some male and female dragonflies. My sister saw the 1st alligator. It was 3 ft. long…
The True Florida Wetlands
Today we visited the wetlands in Lettuce Lake Park. They had clean, nice boardwalks because the ground was covered in water. This was the first time I really got to see Florida in its natural habitat. We took the long…
The Best Automated Email
“Josh is OOP for Sabbatical, returning 2-Sep-2014. Most of this time will be completely off the grid, out of the country, and thus unreachable. While I am out, the following people can cover any issues by topic“… WOO-HOO! Josh is…
FLIPPING!!
Today we visited my other grandmother, Grammy Jan. She lives about an hour away so we read in the car. We seriously got lost trying to find her place and ended up paying the toll bridge twice! She has a…
Full circle…almost.
It was early August 2012. We were on our way to the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library. The brilliant Florida sun was shining through the windshield of my parents’ sedan and my two girls were giggling in the backseat. They…