Category: another day in the life
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How to Fail at Customer Service
As we go through life, we encounter all sorts of customer service experiences. There’s the incomprehensible person taking orders at McDonald’s drive-thru window (bad), there’s the awesome barista at Starbucks who patiently corrects a problem with a drink order (good), there’s the helpful person at the drugstore who walks you over to the aisle where the…
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Thinking about life, the universe and everything
I haven’t been posting much to this blog lately (read: for the last year or so) because, well, I kind of ran out of gas – and life sometimes has a way of, well, being life, and you find yourself (at least I find myself) needing to hunker down a bit and regroup. That’s where…
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A last hurrah, then home again
We spent one last day in London after our return from Inverness. It was really nice to have a break between all day travel, plus we got some bonus touring in. We went to the Tower of London first, to see the crown jewels and as an added treat, were able to see the amazing art…
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Saying goodbye to Scotland
We just wrapped up two days in the Highlands of Scotland, staying in Inverness. The weather was lovely – cool and breezy but little rain so it was perfect for walking around. We took the train from Stirling and arrived in the early afternoon. Our hotel room wasn’t ready so we left our bags and…
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Visiting Scotland
We are spending my birthday in England and Scotland this year. Our friend Meagan lives in London now, so we had a chance to visit her and see some of the sights – like the London Eye (which I always called the Millennium Wheel, which is in fact its aka). It gives you a fabulous aerial…
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Saying goodbye
We said our final goodbyes, gave our last hugs, and helped our old dog Mia cross the rainbow bridge a little over a week ago. I know the rainbow bridge may sound corny to some, but I really love the image of this bridge that pets cross, and when they reach the other side all…
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