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wendy
Mar 16, 20171 min read
Hotel conveniences I wish I had at home
Several years ago, I stayed at a resort in Cyprus and fell in love with a small chest that sat on the bedside table. Open the lid and...
wendy
Mar 14, 20171 min read
Always drink tap water
I know it looks like a carton of milk, but it’s tap water. The other side of the carton lists some compelling reasons why one should...
wendy
Mar 13, 20171 min read
Good Luck Frog
Sculpture in Bella Sky hotel lobby, Copenhagen Everyone needs a nice gold-plated good luck frog, right? #hotel-bling #BellaSkyhotel...
wendy
Mar 12, 20171 min read
Hej from Copenhagen!
I’m in Copenhagen for a conference but managed to find a little free time this afternoon to see a bit of the city. Really lovely city –...
wendy
Feb 3, 20171 min read
Dear American Airlines, what’s up giving people free Gold status?
My husband, who rarely flies, received this offer for free Gold status from the nice folks at American Airlines. And I have to say, it...
wendy
Jan 20, 20172 min read
Miami in January
Last weekend, we took a trip to Miami (with a brief side trip to Key Largo and Islamorada) to visit some of my family. It’s been years...
wendy
Jan 17, 20171 min read
Giant Florida Gator
This image of a huge gator has gone viral over the last few days and I’ve seen at least one reference to it as a “Florida dinosaur”. It...
wendy
Jan 13, 20173 min read
Who really owns and controls what you publish online?
I came across this article about how impossible it is to understand just what you are agreeing to when you sign up for Instagram (the...
wendy
Jan 6, 20171 min read
Fog
We came out of the hockey arena a few nights ago to this view of fog shrouding the tops of downtown Tampa, which was cool yet slightly...
wendy
Jan 1, 20173 min read
2016: the year of travel
As with just about every other year, 2016 had its share of ups and downs; however, many of mine this year were literal ups and downs in...
wendy
Aug 18, 20161 min read
Get your .blog domain!
As I mentioned in my previous post , there are lots of exciting announcements today! Here’s another one… If you’ve been looking for the...
wendy
Aug 5, 20161 min read
Caution: Live Alligators
Spotted this yesterday on my way out to lunch with my mom and daughter. I’ve lived in Florida all my life and I’ve never seen one of...
wendy
Jul 17, 20164 min read
European vacation: 4 countries in 2.5 weeks
I’ve been very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel as part of my job. While it’s not always glamorous or easy to be away from...
wendy
Jul 6, 20161 min read
Too many browser tabs hanging around? Snooze ’em!
If you’re like me and often have a gazillion browser tabs open as “reminders” of things you need to do or read, this nifty browser...
wendy
Jun 27, 20165 min read
London (and other points of interest) Calling
Our first stop in our 4-county European tour was London. After an overnight flight in which only one of us slept (I am convinced my...
wendy
May 26, 20161 min read
How copyright law is being misused to remove material from the internet
I’m all for protecting the rights of copyright holders, but there’s a growing trend of people and organizations who aggressively use (and...
wendy
May 23, 20161 min read
A Thumbsup for Noise Canceling Earbuds
A little less than a month ago, I wrote a post pondering the merits of noise-canceling earbuds and whether or not they were worth the...
wendy
May 21, 20161 min read
Airports and Wifi
As I’ve been spending quite a lot more time in airports this year than I normally do, something that was a mild annoyance before has...
wendy
May 12, 20161 min read
Coming Soon: New .Blog Domains for Websites — WordPress.com News
So very excited to see something that so many of my co-workers have worked so hard on finally launch! Looking forward to getting my own...
wendy
May 1, 20163 min read
Who knew it would be so hard to pick out new kitchen counters?
Certainly not me. I had no idea this would be such a chore. Or maybe subconsciously I did and that’s why it’s taken me so long to do it,...