Author: gfielder

Back from our sailing instruction weekend at the shore with the New Jersey Sailing School.  We were sailing both days.  Our instructor, Keith, was helpful, patient and knowledgable.  Although we made all sorts of mistakes, he was nothing but good-natured and helpful.  We learned the difference between a tack and a gybe, and how to…

Life has been taking up much of my time.  My new wife is here, there’s always work on the house to do, my employer continues to insist that I show up for work from time to time (how inconvenient!) and the wonderful weather has encouraged extra motorcycle riding.  At the end of the day. I…

Somewhere in the South Atlantic at 38,000 feet We’re on our way home after a week in St. Croix. I really like it there, although I suspect that the temperatures we experienced were likely comparable to home. The sea breezes were great, and did a good job keeping us cool. The night before we arrived,…

I am no stranger to air travel. I’ve been in some bad airports and I’ve missed my share of flights. Weather can mangle the best planned airplane schedule, and mechanical problems are often not the direct fault of the airline. I’ve spent many nights in expensive airport hotels (often on my own dime) and I’ve…

Monica’s here in the US and we’re married.  Our plan is to give the Cecil County courthouse a week or so to clear the paperwork and then get the certified copy that I’ll need to get Monica’s Adjustment of Status request filed.  Once that’s done, we’ll wait for her permission to work and travel (maybe…

It’s been a while since I posted anything here. My apologies – life has been keeping me very busy. In the last few weeks, my Brasileira has returned with me to the US, I lost a dear member of our family, I’ve worked way too many 12 hour shifts in a row and yesterday we…

So long faithful Silver Wing.  The good people at Progressive informed me that my six year old Honda would cost more to repair than it was worth.  It seems that one of the front forks had hit the street and bent a bit.  Added to the expensive plastic damage, it was cheaper for the insurance…

Well. we’ve been a little busy lately. I used the power-washer (thanks, John) to strip the paint from the outside of my house, I replaced a window above the front door, and I’ve been working a lot. On the way to work on Saturday morning, a deer stepped in front of my motorcycle – just…

In Miami, waiting for my morning flight to Philadelphia.  The overnight flight here from Brasil was pretty uneventful, except that it left 30 minutes late.  I was able to get a little sleep after the dinner.  The in-flight meal leaving Brasil was much better than one last week when I left Miami.  I had real…

I spent a good part of yesterday up on a ladder doing mindless work. Our house in Brasil is only about six years old. It has galvanized rain gutters that may be about the same age. When we bought our home almost two years ago, the owner had just painted it – likely to help…