July 13, 2007
It is with great sadness that I announce, finally, the recent passing of my beloved little Libby the Wonder Dog. As most of you know, she had just turned 18, and those years were full of life, love, comedy and many many frequent flyer doggy miles.
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November 28, 2006
Greetings one and all, from the plains of West Texas!! After 17+ years of globe-trotting, I am finally enjoying my well-earned golden years in the lap of luxury (or the lap of Grandma), with 24/7 attention, companionship and table scraps! Considering that Grandma is a MUCH better cook than The Noisy One...
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July 4, 2002
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

As the Noisy One was packing up to leave Brussels for our journey to Munich, she was all in a kerfluffle, and in the chaos of schlepping her enormous suitcases down to the taxi below (WHY she needs so many shoes I'll never understand...
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May 21, 2002
Greetings to my beloved friends who have missed my particular perspective on life over the past few months... As you may or may not know, the Noisy One took a break last winter and took the computer with her so I was robbed of my communication tools...
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August 5, 2001
A quick Salzburg update: the weather here has been SO HOT... and they haven't really discovered the joys of air conditioning over here in the old country. A girl gets hot wearing a fur coat all the time, and occasionally she needs a quick dip in a nearby lake... which I got last week at Wallersee, which also has a fantastic fish restaurant right on the shore.
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July 20, 2001
You know, she asks so much of me. It's not enough that I have to pack up everything and schlep around the world with her, stuffed under airplane seats (ok, usually on her lap) and (sometimes) having to endure (gulp) Economy Class scraps (quels horreurs!), but NOW she has given me homework.
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