When I took my new job at Nike, it was mentioned in passing that there might be some travel. This is not a bad thing. So while the last few months have mostly been a cycle of running from one meeting to another, putting out fires and trying to wrap my head around sixty different […]
Tag: London
Amster-done. Now: what’s next?
Wow, my planned time on this trip is getting short. I have plans through August, but September will see me at the end. What’s next? First: a few parting thoughts on Amsterdam: The city is fabulous. Easily one of my favorite European cities. Take time to walk around it. All of it. The central rings […]
Defining Amsterdam
A few more odds and ends from my Amsterdam wanderings and musings. First off, they might be pretty darn serious about their flowers, as mentioned previously, as well as their ice cream, but they are also equally serious about cheese. And I can’t fault them for this. And speaking of grocery stores, it turns out […]
London’s got what you need.
My latest visit to the doctor to check on the healing progress of my woe-begotten foot revealed a bit of the fabled “socialized medicine” issues I’ve heard of but not experienced yet. My appointment was at 9:30am. I arrived early, having mastered the bus system I no longer need cabs, but I’m a slave to […]
Walking. Healing. Geekery. Writing.
when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” — Samuel Johnson London is far more interesting when you are ambulatory. As my healing progresses, so does my experience of London. Brief note on the foot: follow up declares that no surgery […]
London via crutches
When I left the hospital last week, I asked how much walking I was allowed to do on my leg. The answer was “as much as you can bear.” So I decided to put that to the test and finally make like a proper tourist after spending many many days at my friend’s house with […]
London, the daily life
Since I’m still instructed to keep my foot elevated whenever possible, and when elevated to keep it 30 degrees above my heart, and even when it isn’t elevated to keep my bloody weight off of it, I find that I’m doing very little rambling around London. No, mostly I’m spending my time writing new chapters […]
Health Care in London.
Ah, London. (This clip is required viewing anytime London is mentioned anywhere) I have come here far earlier than planned due to the unfortunate state of my right foot. My plan is to discuss options with someone in the medical profession through a purely English dialect, instead of trying to fumble my way through the details of Spanish […]
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