On our two week holiday, we visited Egypt for 10 full days, and made two night stopovers in Athens and Vienna on the way in and out. I last visited Egypt in 1992 and was nervous about going there after
A link to Travel Notes about our recent trip to Egypt with stopovers in Athens and Vienna is at the end of this article. Two days after getting home from Europe, Jeremy is halfway over his jetlag. Now instead of
I have a question: There are over 7 billion people on the planet. There are 30 apartments on my side of the building. Why am I almost always waiting for the elevator? Chat GBT seems to write everything, but at
This is a special abridged edition of Global Thoughts coming just before the elections. When was the last time a call-center or counter person told you that their systems were working just fine that day? I am being told that
This posting is not as long as it seems – it’s actually pretty short on the global stuff. Most of it is trip notes from an August trip to Brazil and Argentina, and then a September trip to Lithuania, Latvia
Mssrs. Putin and Xi beware: If you plan to invade Poland or Taiwan, only do so between 10am and 4pm ET otherwise Mr. Biden might be asleep. My son finally made it through 6 weeks in Israel on a summer
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My kid applied to college this year. What happens nowadays should concern everyone. Colleges say they want holistic reviews of student records. They spend 5 minutes looking at an application and they really don’t want to be bothered with details.
There is a lot of stuff here and I suggest you enjoy this over the Passover holiday. It’s all really good though. I switch subjects a lot so if you are bored with one subject, just go to the next
I’ve updated my indispensable Packing List because I’ve noticed that many things we don’t need anymore such as lists of contacts, a calculator and camera with extra film. It’s all in your phone now. Here’s the link to the new
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