I have reached the regrettable realization that I may have squandered my life. I did a quick count recently and figured that I have visited about 66 countries, and lived for more than 3 years in 3 of them. During this time I completed 14 corporate moves (relocations) and have changed my address more than 23 times. I should have settled on a profession that would have kept me in one place with no packing and unpacking.
When I think of the time I have spent bundling my life into and out of boxes. Ah well, it's all water under the bridge. But I am grateful for the experience. At the end of the day I will be able to say with a certain authority, "been there, done that".
A note about this site’s Header Image The Header image for this site is of the Smith Avenue High Bridge. The bridge was built in 1889 and carries Minnesota State Highway 149 across its span of 2770 feet, 160 feet above the mighty Mississippi River. The picture was taken from the river looking to the north-east and downtown Saint Paul. The bridge is about 1040 miles from New Orleans.
One of the reasons I like this view is that I come from a city which has a spectacular bridge. It’s the Clifton Suspension Bridge http://www.ikbrunel.org.uk/clifton-suspension-bridge which spans the Avon Gorge and the River Avon in Bristol, U.K. It’s about 1350 feet long and stands 245 feet above the river below. Sadly it has claimed the lives of more than 400 people who have committed suicide by jumping from the bridge. As a side note, not all attempts were successful. two small girls thrown off the bridge by their deranged father survived the fall when they were fished from the river by the crew of a passing pilot boat.
The bridge was opened in 1864 and was designed by the 24 year old architect, Isambard Kingdom brunel. It took 35 years to complete.
Bravo! Watch and oppose at every opportunity. It is plain for all to see that Trump is a fool. The world laughs with despair. I suspect he’ll be held in check to some degree.
Utterly moronic, but I have learned from the Brexit stuff here that the ‘slightly’ racist, ‘slightly’ sexist, ‘slightly’ homophobic, ‘slightly’ derogatory of disability, ‘slightly’ anti-environmentalism narrative is hugely popular amongst the ignorant and those who have had to suppress their prejudices due to ‘liberal’ politically correct and indeed decent progressive thinking over the last few decades. Farage and Trump have liberated people like themselves and given them credibility and worse…authority. I hope we don’t sleepwalk into a regressive era where spite and jealousy and self-interest dominate. Time to protest and refuse to cooperate with such narratives. peaceful opposition.
January 16, 2017 at 2:20 am
Oh dear 😳 perhaps Bristol is now looking appealing again!
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January 16, 2017 at 11:13 am
Oh I wish. Unfortunately have to wait till I can sell my house here. Market not good at this time.
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January 16, 2017 at 11:15 am
I thought you would say that you would never move back to England 😳
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January 16, 2017 at 11:31 am
I think I would. I miss wandering around Europe. My brother and sisters are still living there, so it might be nice to see them.
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January 16, 2017 at 12:21 pm
Well if you carry on writing poems like this one they will probably send you back 🤣😂🤣
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January 16, 2017 at 2:23 pm
Ha Ha that’s really funny. Our 1s Amendment guarantees free speech. But who knows?
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January 16, 2017 at 2:24 pm
I thought that would make you smile 😄
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January 16, 2017 at 2:29 am
Bravo! Watch and oppose at every opportunity. It is plain for all to see that Trump is a fool. The world laughs with despair. I suspect he’ll be held in check to some degree.
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January 16, 2017 at 11:16 am
I am fearful. The man is a moron.
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January 16, 2017 at 11:31 am
Utterly moronic, but I have learned from the Brexit stuff here that the ‘slightly’ racist, ‘slightly’ sexist, ‘slightly’ homophobic, ‘slightly’ derogatory of disability, ‘slightly’ anti-environmentalism narrative is hugely popular amongst the ignorant and those who have had to suppress their prejudices due to ‘liberal’ politically correct and indeed decent progressive thinking over the last few decades. Farage and Trump have liberated people like themselves and given them credibility and worse…authority. I hope we don’t sleepwalk into a regressive era where spite and jealousy and self-interest dominate. Time to protest and refuse to cooperate with such narratives. peaceful opposition.
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