fighting the lack of good ideas
Along with I’m sure others on planettrilug, I’ve been working on losing some of my heft. I’ve gone back and forth on caring for a long time, but now have some incentives beyond just “it’s good for me”. My first month in Singapore I dropped ~11 pounds. The 4 weeks after that were only an…
I arrived back in Singapore safely early Sunday morning (local time). Other than having to leave my fiancee at home, and now not being able to see her for at least a few weeks, everything here seems to be good. Got the keys and copy of my apartment contract, so all I have left to…
Last Friday night, on the Brooklyn Bridge, in the rain (sounds like the answer to Clue, doesn’t it?) I officially asked my girlfriend to marry me. Me living in Singapore means that’ll not be as soon as either of us would prefer, but at least it’s in the works. 🙂 She told me the rest of…
I’m sitting in Tokyo Narita airport right now. My next stop will be my home for the next several months as I begin a job in Singapore with Barclay’s Capital Monday. As of right now, I’ve added yet another two airports to my list, and have one more to go “today” – Dulles and Tokyo….
I’ve been back home for a few days, and have been introduced to several more good local eateries, which will have write-ups coming shortly. My sister pointed me to one of her favorites in Cohoes, Bread and Jam, and she’ll be “guest blogging” that post.
I followed-through on my fuel experiment. However, the hoped-for mileage increase did not occur. I was hoping for a 2-3 mpg improvement, and saw 0-1. The good news is that it didn’t decrease my mileage, as I have seen on some vehicles when going up the octane ladder. Guess that means I’m back to buying…