Month: January 2009

  • The car

    That morning I went straight into the office to work until lunchtime and planned on working from home that afternoon. It seems like I spent the entire flight writing this blog and I didn’t get any sleep, consequently I was very tired and when lunchtime arrived I was more than happy to leave. As I…

  • VA to Dublin

    I was surprised by the lack of traffic chaos around Washington, it felt like a normal weekday afternoon. I dropped the car off in good time and caught the courtesy bus to the Dulles airport departures terminal. I was the only passenger, and as such I had no-one to follow… should I tip the driver?…

  • PA to VA

    I had a fantastic time in Pennsylvania, quality time. Most of it was spent with friends in Harrisburg with a two day trip to Philadelphia to visit family. It wasn’t long before it was time to go, head south to Washington and home. It was also the day of Obama’s inauguration so to avoid the…

  • Washington Week

    I managed to avoid the treadmill during my stay in Dunn Loring and before I got my act together it was time to change. On Tuesday I moved to the Tysons corner district, a little closer to Washington DC. It was working week and had been very busy. I promised myself to be in the…

  • Washington Weekend

    I arrived in Washington DC yesterday afternoon. The flight was good. I worked most of it until my laptop battery died when I knocked out several chapters of Jupiter’s Travels. The taxi ride to my hotel was entertaining, my driver worked as a salesman for a telecommunications company and drives part-time. He gave me a…

  • New Year

    It’s new years day and I have no new years resolutions! I should… Run 100 miles every month Get my weight down to less than 80KG Get on top of my taxes, expenses, etc. Drink less coffee … but I’m making NO promises!