Tag: life as usual

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Summer in Shanghai: Real Feel

Summer has arrived to Shanghai with a vengeance. Today the thermostat is reading 106F/41C, with a “real feel” of 119F/48C. And twice this morning the power in my office has shut down due to overheating. The heat is real. Growing up in Seattle, we experienced heat in the summer and cold in the winter, but …

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Hey! Aren’t you… (2)

This installment of “Hey! Aren’t you…” takes us to a Staples in Maryland. In search of a CD burner for my most recent trip to Doha – the manager: stated “I saw you guys come in again, and heard what they were asking for, I was thinking – they KNOW we don’t sell CD burners…” …

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Is this week over yet?

We are still here and hanging on – but this has been a long, trying week! We had some heavy rains last week (like really, really heavy!) and we noticed some water leaking in one of the rooms. As we already have contractors at the house we had them climb up and take a look. …

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Getting Caught Up

I’ve been doing a terrible job of keeping up these last couple of weeks. With my new position at work, I’ve been working longer, busier hours, and we have been burning the candle at both ends getting ready for the move. I have been in Seattle this weekend and will post a few pictures of …