Category Archives: life is good

just like the good ol’ days

Posted on 01/07/2011 by

the past few days we’ve gotten to spend quite a bit of time with our old neighbors. we love our old neighborhood and we still own our house in that neighborhood. we don’t love the house and never really have, … Continue reading →

Posted in colorado, family, furlough, life is good, love all around | 1 Comment

CU Boulder campus tour #1

Posted on 26/06/2011 by

c17 is starting 11th grade this coming fall – that seems impossible – and it’s fairly likely we won’t be back in the states before he graduates high school. so we figured now was as good as any to get … Continue reading →

Posted in c16, college, colorado, family, furlough, life is good, things that cost money | 1 Comment

dissertations are really long

Posted on 03/05/2011 by

When making a proposal, consider that committees evaluating PhD dissertation still look for the originality factor. They would want to see to it that you are working on something genuine and also promise great contributions to your field. Your audience … Continue reading →

Posted in friends real & cyber, i make things, life is good, random | Tagged | 13 Comments

family vacay – day 1

Posted on 27/12/2010 by

today – dusit zoo.  we traveled by sky train and city bus.  both easy enough to get around on.

Posted in family, life is good | 3 Comments

you follow me and i, i, i follow you

Posted on 05/09/2010 by

*i would have titled this post alive and kicking, but i’ve already used that title – and it wasn’t all that long ago – so i’m just going with another line from the same song. given enough time i’ll eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in c16, chiang mai, life is good, me me me, michael, s11, skin cancer, transportation | 7 Comments

and it’s almost a wrap

Posted on 25/07/2010 by

vacation is over.  now i am counting down the days until michael and c16 get back from the states.  i’m thankful that it is now days and can no longer be numbered in weeks.  but it feels like these last … Continue reading →

Posted in chiang mai, life is good, me me me | 4 Comments

lessons learned

Posted on 23/07/2010 by

a holiday with your children isn’t the same as a girls only holiday to pai. which means that packing 10+ books and a handful of puzzle magazines is overkill.  turns out 1 and 1/2 books and 1/2 a sudoku puzzle … Continue reading →

Posted in life is good, me me me | 1 Comment

dolphin bay – the end

Posted on 22/07/2010 by

we headed home today.  and my one and only complaint is that we didn’t book longer.  5 days just wasn’t enough.  i’ve been asked just where dolphin bay is and have done my very best to point it out on … Continue reading →

Posted in a14, life is good, me me me, s11 | Tagged , | 18 Comments

dolphin bay – the fifth

Posted on 21/07/2010 by

today we fished.  we headed out just off the point of monkey island.  and then we sat and waited.  and nothing happened.  unless you count the fish eating our bait off our hooks as something.  which i guess it was, … Continue reading →

Posted in a14, life is good, me me me, s11, thailand, travel | Tagged , | 6 Comments

dolphin bay – the fourth

Posted on 20/07/2010 by

today we snorkled.  it was amazing.  it involved another very early for a vacation morning. we were up and out at 6:30.  and it was totally worth it.  and – since yesterday was mostly pictureless – today will be mostly … Continue reading →

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