Happy Father’s Day
We planned to spend the day biking. However… we woke to the sound of rain, loads of rain. So instead I am up surfing the net a bit. What we’re going to do with three kids (our own and one loaner kid) is beyond me. Maybe bowling?
I thought about buying a new phone, […]

I can take it or leave it
Wonderful phrase this morning which sums up so much of life.
Posso is a hard word for me. It means “I can” but for some reason the fact that it sounds like “possible” meant that often I would use it that way when in Italy. I know the Italians humored […]

Like many people I used Google’s search engine and a few other services. Some of the services are wonderful (GMail), some are pretty sad (Froogle). Some are just downright terrible.
I’ve decided to keep track of these moments. Full disclosure that I once interviewed for a job with Google. For reasons I am still trying to […]

He is both charming and handsome
What could this bode for the day?

Don’t worry, I’ll be fine
Well that phrase sure fits today! My love/hate relationship continues today. I was fairly sure what I received yesterday was a rejection letter. I told my brother about it* and we commiserated for a while. Then I sent him the actual text of the email and he pointed out there was […]

They dance well together
Apparently not. Maybe it’s opposite day. The odyssey is over or at least this particular odyssey is. This started in November. It has moved forward in fits and starts. The toughest part of course was taking the time to go to Zurich;excitement was high, I thought I had a 90% chance since […]

Don’t forget your umbrella
Good advice indeed. After setting a record high temperature yesterday today it is grey and rainy. Spring weather that is.
Thankfully I got in a nice long ride yesterday. I rode almost 75 miles, most of it with Dave. If that doesn’t count as a great day then I don’t know what does.

I love this time of year
I love the phrase “mi piace” which I think is literally “it is pleasing to me”. It’s less self-focused somehow, less “I like…” and it’s all about I, I the moving force in the decision. More “that thing which is pleasing is the agent, the actor”. Softer somehow.
I do love […]

It’s time to plant the bulbs
Ah, spring. Lovely spring. Of course the thermometer says 34 degrees and there is frost on the ground. But spring…
I suspect the odyssey is finally winding up. With yesterday’s “stop here, please” and today’s indicator that we need to do some planting the phrase of the day calendar seems to […]

Stop here, please