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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Turmoil in Egypt

Sunday, January 30, 2011

This is a stark assessment of the current state of the Egyptian regime from STRATFOR, whose perspective on geopolitical matters I’ve come to value greatly over the years. While the situation is not without hopeful signs (the military’s restraint against the protesters yesterday was praiseworthy), the problems the Egyptian people face over the coming days […]

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Photo Update

Monday, January 24, 2011

Here are the last of our photos from the Ontario visit, featuring the big dinner party at the Old Spaghetti Factory on our last night in Toronto: http://www.permanent-expatriate.com/ontario2010/spaghetti-factory/ I’ll have some recent Neuchâtel pics up later in the week — promise!

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Update, with more photos

Sunday, January 23, 2011

My grand hopes of writing more here were dashed on the ever-unpredictable rocks of parenting a toddler. Sammy’s had a rough week. All four of his canines seem to be coming in at once. Two have broken through thus far, and the other two (along with the attendent low-grade fever) are causing him considerable discomfort. […]

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(Very) Belated Update, with Photos

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Today we’re observing one year in Neuchâtel, and all is well. Several weeks of familial illness seem to finally be coming to an end. Sammy is adjusting to his 2 mornings a week at crèche with a minimum of separation anxiety. Martha’s first annual work review went extremely well, with new opportunities and responsibilities coming down […]

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Friday, January 7, 2011

My one and only New Years resolution is to make better and more frequent use of this forum. I’m sure doing a bang-up job of that. I will try to actually write something tomorrow.

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