Boulder to London

Our three day weekend was capped off with a trip to the Notting Hill Carnival which claims to be the biggest street party in Europe.  I saw estimates that they were expecting between one and two million people at the two day event.  We were warned about the crowds, so we showed up around noon today to check [...]

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I just saw that Obama has chosen his running mate as Joe Biden.  I personally believe that this is an excellent choice and look forward to watching the campaign develop.  I like the balance of the two individuals and hope that they run a successful campaign.  As an expat, it’s been fun to follow things [...]

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I should update my life insurance now as I give myself 6 months tops before I’m struck by a car, bike or bus walking around London.  The rules here are quite a bit different from what I was used to in the states.  I believe pedestrians in London have the right-of-way in rare situations where there [...]

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Since joining Facebook on Saturday, I’ve been in contact with a handful of people that I haven’t seen in quite some time.  I’ve found a few friends from high school, a few from college and one from my early teen years in Spokaloo.  It’s fun to see what people have been up to.  Please keep the [...]

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I spent the past week working on my first project!  We met with the client on Monday and used the rest of the week to prepare a report stating our findings.  Things are a little different in this line of work than my previous roles.  As I am learning, no finding is ever certain…it can [...]

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Worth a quick post…I read an internal report the other day that stated China would overtake the US in terms of global economic influence in the next 5 to 10 years.  I guess I have a lot of thoughts and opinions on what that means, but no doubts that it will likely be true.   

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After two weeks of searching and negotiating, Melisse finally found us a place to live.  Our offer was accepted on Friday of last week, and we were able to move in this past Thursday.  The place is incredible!  It’s a nice 1 bedroom flat in a beautiful neighborhood in SW London.  My commute to work [...]

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