Newlyweds

July 19th, 2015 → 6:10 am

“Honour, riches, marriage-blessing,
Long continuance, and increasing,
Hourly joys be still upon you!”  – Tempest

We’re off to the West Coast for a family wedding.  Newlyweds…they’re always so cute, and so naive…

Filed under: Blog & Other & Self/My Life

That Elusive Ingredient in International Negotiations

July 16th, 2015 → 5:59 am

“What trust is in these times?”  – Henry IV, Part II

Trust – it’s the missing ingredient in the eurozone negotiations with Greece.  It never made much of an appearance in the nuclear negotiations with Iran.  I’ve read that the majority of spouses don’t trust their partners.  Whaa??  Has there always been this little trust in the world, and how did I miss it before now?

Filed under: Blog & Other & Politics/Politicians

Moving & Childbirth

July 8th, 2015 → 5:42 am

“Unarm, Eros.  The long day’s task is done
And we must sleep.”  – Antony and Cleopatra

So we moved to a new house this week.  And it has been exhausting.  I’ve come to liken the process of moving to the process of childbirth.  You forget how bad it is until you’re actually in the middle of it, and then you think, why did I do this??  Both were for, in the end, my son.  The things we do for our kids, right?

Filed under: Blog & Self/My Life