Not Shanghai’d

If you opened Smithposts and received a notice to download Traditional Chinese characters, don’t be alarmed, I haven’t gone multi-lingual overnight. According to information on Blogger’s update page, they are adding a number of international…

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A Quick Hike-GSMNP

Not much to report this weekend. Time was spent doing domestic chores like mowing the yard and putting new tires on my car. Bah humbug! We did take a few hours today to drive to…

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Portland, from my Window

A glooming day in Portland as seen from my hotel balcony. Mt. Hood is visible from this spot on a clear day!

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Portland, Day 2

The wake up call came at 6:00 am. I was so exhausted that I could hear the phone but could not manage to move to answer it. Luckily the significance of the event registered in…

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Portland, for Work

What a tediously long day this has been. My trip to Portland, OR was side lined in Cincinnati for “maintenance issues.” I think maintenance is new airline jargon for mechanical problems, less scary. In this…

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