Wednesday Missives

Missing Miss Raya Buckets

Miss Raya Buckets stepped over the Rainbow Bridge earlier this year, where the can opener is always spinning. I sure miss her!

D.C. vs. anywhere else

D.C. vs. anywhere else

Back in Washington.  Now that I'm a blogger, I'm obviously required and trained to notice the differences between life on the road for work, and life at home.  Here are some contrasts: In DC: I go online, pay some bills, read the newspaper, send some e-mail - usually...

Monrovia, Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

I've been so bad about keeping in touch that I thought I'd start a blog.  Seven years now I've been running around the world with this very strange job, and I've been so busy I've never really kept track of where, when, how long, why, or - the important one  what's it...