Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Power of Infrastructure

Moving from home means losing your infrastructure Moving thousands of miles from home involves more than selling everything you own and buying it again months later at Goodwill.  Your entire infrastructure dissolves – doctors, dentists, the car guy who won’t rip you off, and your hairdresser. I’ve had three haircuts (or is it four?) since…

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One World Trade Center

It’s always bittersweet to read a story about 9-11.  The images of that day will never fade, and it hurts to remember the pain and tragedy that still lingers.  But, hope springs from tragedy, and this new story renews my faith in the American spirit. Scott Lahmers is an “elevator guy” working on One World…

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The long suffering bookshop owner…

I’m sure the tales are universal, not just British… http://www.buzzfeed.com/fjelstud/weird-things-customers-say-in-bookshops by

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