Work news: Jack (my manager) has been laid off. It came out of the blue to me. Bill and Linda (the only two remaining at BPA) were just as surprised. It seems that their time with BPA is going to end at the beginning of next month and they have no other work lined up….

Twenty-one years ago. September 11th, 2001. From my blog 11 years ago: “Never forget. It blows my mind that TEN years have passed since that day. I still remember. I was woken up early that day by my mom who rushed into my room and turned on my TV. She told me I had to…

Queen Elizabeth the second has passed away today. She was 96 years old. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the world’s oldest head of state. Below is a photo from her on Tuesday (the 6th) welcoming the new Prime Minister. She became Queen in 1952 at the age of 25,…