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Europe Adventure- Nice

After five days in Paris, we headed to the 2nd city in our grand adventure--Nice, on the French Riviera. Dan had booked a high-speed train that was scheduled to arrive in Nice at 4:30 pm.   However, the train had brake problems and we ended up with an unexpected 5...

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Our European Adventure – Paris!

After much deliberation and consideration, Dan and I decided to embark on a 3 week bucket-list adventure across 6 cities in France and Italy.   Rather than join a tour, we did all the planning and logistics ourselves – the planning process itself extended over a...

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The Joys of Many Birthdays

I have enjoyed this summer to the max--due in large part to my June retirement from the working world. Retirement and aging looks different for everyone - old(ish) age is where life choices, genetics, and personal histories converge and every path is different....

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Shit Happens – A Christmas Story

When something goes very wrong, there is a temptation to dive into the depths of what-ifs and second-guessing choices along the way. In hind-sight there are always different paths or actions that could have been taken that could have led to a happier result. If...

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Mulling Priorities

My job is all about helping teams be successful, which  In the 'lingo' of agile software development, includes "Managing your WIP" (Work in process); to ensure that teams and individuals identify and focus on the most important work that is needed right now. Most of...

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A Bittersweet Walk

The 2017 Madison NEDA Walk, to raise funds in the fight against eating disorders was Saturday; and we exceeded our fund raising goal, raising over $25,000. Mother Nature smiled on us with a gorgeous late summer day.  We had great music by Beth Kille to set the tone...

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