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Labor Pains
Giving birth to my oldest child was hard. After nine months of a challenging pregnancy, I spent two full days in painful labor in a German hospital bed, without the benefit of any pain killers, until birth came so suddenly… Continue reading
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DeepL: Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap?
Sorry – I just couldn’t resist using this song title by fave cult hard rockers AC/DC for what is intended as my very light-hearted contribution to an undoubtedly serious issue. I will leave it to my esteemed erudite colleagues with… Continue reading
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Ho Ho Ho
Or: How I landed in the Paris Red Light district The AirBnB was listed as “Good location, close to city center, metro stop & restaurants. Good bedding, clean and nice apartment, near Strasbourg St. Denis Metro stop.” The price was… Continue reading
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Jimmy
“I’m Jimmy Farrar’s (from Costco) sister, Susan Thomas. I think you are the Ruth that he talks with from time to time. If I have the right person, please let me know. I have some not very good news about… Continue reading
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Disappointment
It was an all-women birthday party, on a warm summer Saturday night in a backyard outside of Denver, Colorado with a glorious view of the Rockies. Jutta, the birthday girl, had turned 51 the day before. Most of the guests,… Continue reading
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Collateral Damage
The chances of me ever getting a government security clearance are pretty slim. That’s not because I’m a security risk. I’ve never collaborated with foreign governments in any negative or adverse manner, engaged in clandestine operations, or was an outright… Continue reading
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Snoop Dog (Or: Adventures in Amsterdam)
February 2013 Willie Nelson & Family start and end every European tour in Amsterdam, for reasons that shouldn’t be hard too to guess. I got to hang out with them for a few days on one of those tours, and… Continue reading
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Kithera
In Greek mythology, Kithera is home of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, beauty and sexuality, who was born after Cronus cut off Uranusʼ genitals and cast them into the sea. Kitheraʼs Paleopolis beach, where to this day there are remnants… Continue reading
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Along For The Ride
March 2012: Along for the ride … and what a ride it was! Wonderful things usually happen to me when I’m in Willie’s orbit. This was once again confirmed by a recent trip to Reno, Nevada. I’d planned the trip… Continue reading
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