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The Daily
102 | SUN 12 APRIL 2026 | UPI Credit card is not common in India, but rather, unified payments interface (UPI), scan QR code with iPhone for electronic payment. Tourists may open an account after passport and visa verified. Unused monies returned following departure from India. 101 | SAT 11 APRIL 2026 | Certainty Iran…
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Intermission
What do I do when I am not traveling? 28-days to visit family and friends before flight to London and six months of travel.
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Intentions | 2023
Introduction: I was going to write this post last year. I refrained; reluctant to share something so personal and private. Didn’t want to risk judgment and criticism. Don’t believe in self-help. There is no self; there is nothing to improve. It’s suggested that goals be SMART; specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-specific. Not confident that…
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Year in Review | 2022
Introduction: Traveled nine months this past year; winter in Mexico, summer in Alaska, fall in Maritime Canada. Downtime to visit family and friends for the winter holly-daze. Endpoints: Highlight was traveling through Alaska and Newfoundland. Appreciated twenty hours of daylight; easy to be productive, getting out of bed at sunrise. Appreciated staying at hostels and…
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The Marines
1. Introduction: I don’t like pictures of myself, one of the reasons that I don’t have an Instagram feed. Don’t take pictures of myself when traveling, and don’t like posting pictures of myself on the blog. This 29-year old picture is the exception. For the people that find it hard to believe that I served…
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Coffee Talk
Enjoy meeting friends for coffee; people, with whom, I enjoy the pleasure of their company. Usually make coffee at home, so meeting in a coffee house is an indelible treat; perhaps an espresso, or Americano, or latte with heavy cream. Listed below are a few people with whom I would enjoy the pleasure of their…
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Breaking Bread
Part I: background Started baking in 2017. Traveled to San Francisco on business, and attended one-day bread baking class at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in Muir Beach CA. Returned home to Houston, cultivated a sourdough starter, and began baking bread every weekend. Good baking is similar to good writing. As Anne Lamott suggests, have…
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