Pickles is dead. About two weeks ago, my daughter-in-law found her unresponsive in her cage. Although she was only two, that’s roughly the life expectancy of a hamster—which is what Pickles was. She had been a breeding hamster and was… Read More ›
life transitions
Beauty and the Beast
I came of age in the 70s—went to a travel agency to buy my plane ticket home from college, stopped at the bank to deposit my pay check and get a bit of cash, browsed the university library card catalogue… Read More ›
Thoughts about Retirement, IBM and What’s Next
For 32 years, since the day I walked out of college with one of the first, freshly minted computer science degrees, I have worked for IBM. My first manager, Al Goodwin, showed up on my university campus, he offered me… Read More ›
Life is Good
When I look back at my recent posts, I cringe a bit. Who is that needy and fearful person? I don’t believe I am either. I’m not even all that introspective. If you add up the hours I have spent… Read More ›
What’s next and where to go from here?
My husband frequently says, “I could live here for the rest of my life. I love it here!”. He means it, he really does. He loves Bratislava. But we’ve been married a long time, and I know what he is really… Read More ›
The World In Between 