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We had our last English breakfast (just toast and a crumpet for me... okay, and a banana and two small not-worth-it pancakes) and by 9:15 AM...

We’re all packed and waiting for the car to pick us up and take us to the airport. But of course there are still last-minute hitches our of ...

Still no roofers, although contractors did come by again to dump more stuff in the dumpster. Glad they stayed away, as I had two more intern...

My life has once again become things I need to do before vacationing, the first being to take the car in for its annual inspection by month...

Almost all done! The one partner who hasn't yet been registered or gotten travel done for the annual partner meeting is out on PTO, and ...

One day. I take *one* day off, and I spend almost the entire next morning cleaning up my inbox and helping out partners who didn't exact...

Lots to do in the office today, mostly because messaging has finally come out about the annual KPMG US partners meeting, which is in Vegas t...

Today was certainly the better of the two weekend days to venture into NJ weather-wise, but alas not in terms of traffic. Sundays are always...

I definitely spoke too soon. The power steering belt assembly went kaput today. The car started up with weird flappy noises, so I canceled m...

My second (and last) day at the education/hotel complex was just so much sensory overload! I didn't sleep well last night, up between 2:...

What a day! It's been a long time since I traveled alone on a plane; I think the last time was when I flew to England and met Robin'...

All the tech issues are fixed except for my commuter card not being accepted on my express bus, which means I'll have to be backwards-co...

Technology continues to stymie my ability to work properly, as I keep getting phantom calendar invite notifications on my phone and a critic...

My last day in the office this week, my laptop's working fine, I've seen most of the folks I've missed including at least half t...

OMG, so exhausted after 4+ hours of driving, and not really looking forward to working tomorrow, but it would have been worse to do this on ...

White Rabbits and happy October! We celebrated by venturing into the New Jersey mountains for my annual college reunion party, which I'...

Another round-the-block walk outside to mail out the electric bill (I spent some of the morning catching up on finances), 10 situps on the b...

Just a sneak preview of the photos I hope to put up on my Facebook page when I get home: Today we're headed into Lewes so Robin can...

Off Across The Pond! In exactly four weeks from today, Robin and I will be taking our first vacation outside of New York since, well, since ...

Sailing to Dreamland Seen on Maru's blog : Anyone know a source for this? I think it's lovely and, given the bridge disaster in Min...