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Thank You, Wayback Machine!

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, we were posted to Prague. I had a sort of proto-blog back then, which I had backed up on a hard drive that subsequently fried itself. For years, I thought those...

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Flashback to La Paz

Remembering our first Foreign Service tour, twenty-five years ago in La Paz, Bolivia.

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Exploring the Altiplano

Road tripping on the Bolivian Altiplano circa 1989.

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Tripping on Lake Titicaca

Road trip to Lake Titicaca and Copacabana circa 1989.

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Carnaval in Oruro 1990

A colorful mix of pagan and Catholic traditions at the Oruro, Bolivia Carnaval circa 1990.

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Flashback to Guatemala

Time for another flashback! Recently, I posted about our first Foreign Service tour, in La Paz, Bolivia. Our second assignment, from 1990-1992, was in Guatemala City. It was a good time to be posted...

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Thanksgiving, 1972

During my visit to Nashville this summer, I spent an afternoon at my grandmother’s house, sorting her photos. I scanned a few that caught my eye, including this one. Why, you may ask? Well, there’s...

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The Christmas Curve

For our first married Christmas in Arlington we had a little potted tree with about six ornaments. (Also, a really bad camera.) But we were still “the kids,” and Christmas consisted of spending...

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Foreign Service Flashback: Circa 1997

My writers’ group was discussing blog rants last week, and the article below came up. I wrote it in 1997! I don’t think it really counts as a “rant” by modern standards, but it is a snap shot of a much...

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A Story About a Mountain

Bobbie Jo was a friend of my mother’s, and a community organizer of sorts. She had tightly permed hair, tobacco-stained snaggle teeth, and bright green polyester pants hugging her ample behind....

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