Sharing the exploration of our lives
The journey to retirement is one that includes questions about location, and location includes questions about cost. We thought about Europe and we looked again at France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, but the research deepened with Spain. Continue Reading →
The first step on our journey to this third third of our lives was to consider the prospect of retirement. This took some reflection as we are both lifetime workers. There is a strong connection with work, both for me personally and for the culture in which I live. On the one hand, there is a question about retiring early. On the other hand there is a question about what it means to retire. Continue Reading →
Life can be challenging at times. I walk a path that was usually not anticipated. This path has led to retirement. Patrick and I will explore history in our third third of this life. Continue Reading →
Reflecting on the technologies I use to read, reflect, and write, I confront some of my attachments seen as I cling to the ephemera of my life. Continue Reading →
Relationships can be hard. Relationships can be painful. Relationships can be worth it. A poem for my love. Continue Reading →
Arriving in Xi’an, we explore the beautiful city center with its ancient Ming Dynasty monuments, and a trip out to the Qin Dynasty mausoleum with its famous terracotta warriors. Continue Reading →
After a 40 hour train ride rising to more than 11,000 feet, we arrive in Lhasa to see the temples of the Tibetan people, learn of their history, and appreciate the struggle they have with nature and other human groups. Continue Reading →
Update: I have greatly simplified my life and I am moving further away from digital tools. More on that later, but know that the tags are removed and we keep only Technology, Humanity, Storytelling, and History. All by author save History that is by year. To your right you will see a word cloud entitled Luggage Tags. These are the tags I use to provide paths through the content here. I call it the Dewey-Gibson system. I started it when I decided to catalog my library. I have moved a lot in my life. Every time we move houses my Continue Reading →
For me, one of the most challenging aspects of the pandemic has really begun to chafe as we move into the new year. Continue Reading →
In 2007, Patrick and I joined Corinne and Tim on the first of what would be many trips around the world. We visited Beijing, Lhasa, Xian, and Tokyo. This is the first story of our Historic Beijing Adventure. Continue Reading →