UMTravels

Another chill day here outside the city (well, Boston that is). Today’s big project was doing a sample issue of Sign of the Times�— A Chronicle of Decadence in the Atomic Age as a Libboo book. Almost got it right the first time, but need to rescan the cover at a higher resolution, fix a [...]

Pucci was up and to the gym early. I was not. Between the lingering cold and the long day I slept in until 10, peed, checked email, and went back to bed until 1. Nothing like having breakfast at 3pm. Guess that means it’s a two meal day. Work in the afternoon�— didn’t leave the [...]

Up at 5am and out the condo door at 5:30, butt on light rail at 5:48am, and off to the airport. Considering the crush at security I was surprised at how quickly the lines started moving once they shut down the damn full body scanner. What a boondoggle that is. I really must have been [...]

Cold is still lingering, and not really looking forward to lingering in a cold shop all day. The area by the desk we keep a little warmer with a space heater, but generally the shop is about 60 degrees which is good for the wine, but not so good for a cold. Slow day at [...]

Early to bed late to rise, with only a 6am groggy (for me) call from Hong Kong (love you Michael). I hate being under the weather, and I hate it more knowing I have to fly soon. I do not want to pull my trump card and cancel (no penalty as an MVP Gold other [...]

Slept in until noon, with a brief computer log-in at 9 to cancel my space on a Port of Tacoma Tour. They do them monthly, so hopefully I can do this another month (when I’m not battling a cold). Of course, a close reading says they are on “temporary hiatus” after today’s tour. I signed [...]

What can I say. I’m battling a head cold that I want gone by Monday morning when I fly to Boston. My schedule today: Get up Have breakfast Read the Wall Street Journal Take power nap Work at Swandas for a couple of hours Take power nap Cocktails Dinner Cocktail Genealogy Research Bed From the [...]

No work for me today. Wanting to take it easy. I’ve been trying to shake this low-grade crud. I really don’t want to end up taking this crude with me to Boston next week. Once again, SurfBetty has cancelled for dinner tonight. Second week in a row, or is it third. He has been having [...]

I started out the morning thinking of Tokyo and thinking of an early February visit. Two ex-pat friends are in Tokyo, and another new friend is heading there. I didn’t get further than the $1200 in coach and either 110K miles on American (for business, direct), 100K on Cathay Pacific (via LA and/or Hong Kong) [...]

After waking up to a dead coffeemaker in the hotel room (they got me a new one in 15 minutes), it was onto the shuttle where the driver took me directly to Uwajimaya, even though it is usually only a “game day” stop on their shuttle route. And yes, I tipped him. Got to the [...]

It was a relaxed day until I got to the hotel and realized the Kindle (or Ken Doll)was not charged, and I was hopefully having a mid-afternoon date. Back to the house, but, of course, the bridge was up. Got back a little after three, with the charger for Ken and just for good measure, [...]