There is something defeatist about the term Bucket List, the things we want to do before we die. Of course, we will all die but isn’t it better to think about what we wish to achieve from a more uplifting perspective? Continue reading
Norton Antivirus is NOT protecting your computer
So you buy Norton Antivirus for your computer, you install it and you know that for one year it will automatically look for updates and regularly scan your system for any problems…right…except when they decide to disable it without telling you! Continue reading
Why? Because of Mark Twain…
I am often asked why did I embark on this trip. A fifty something woman, travelling solo around the world for nearly two years. Continue reading
Forever Rome
Finally back in Europe and after a few very hectic days in the UK catching up with children and errands, I find myself in Rome, the eternal city. Continue reading
The One and Only Las Vegas
TS Elliot might have suggested the end of the world ends with a whimper but I decided to mark the end of my transatlantic adventure with a bang, which meant flying back to Europe from Las Vegas. Continue reading
Boot Camp Week 3 and 4
There is an exercise I totally hate: repetition. We work in couples and one person says a sentence about something he/she perceives in the other, and then the other responds exactly the same “you are nervous” “I am nervous” ad nauseam. Continue reading
Boot Camp Week 2
I am still feeling shy about going out there in the middle of the room or stage and in one of the exercises I totally blocked when told I had to buy a sandwich in character. Continue reading
Boot Camp Week 1
I have survived the first week and though there were a few moments when I asked myself “what the hell am I doing here?” for the most part it was fine. Continue reading
To Infinity…and Beyond!
For the most part, we are creatures of habit. It is easy to get used to the way things are and plod along. We only drink coffee with breakfast, we exercise in the evenings, we do not ski, etc. Nothing wrong with that except that perhaps our world becomes that bit smaller. Continue reading
History Lesson in San Antonio, Texas
Sometime during the early 1700s, and while Texas was part of Spain, it was decided that something needed to be done to stop the French advancing from Louisiana and a mission and fort were built along each other. Continue reading