(From my recent newsletter. I don’t publish much here anymore, so sign up for my newsletter and never miss a post). Well, that was quite a year, wasn’t it? And it seems 2020’s specter is going to be hanging around for quite a while, at least halfway...
(Originally published 2 November 2020 on my newsletter life: examined. Please check it out and sign up–don’t miss an issue!) I was surprised to receive so many questions in response to my AMA (Ask Me Anything) invitation from my post Two Years in Portugal:...
When coronavirus hit, I lost my income overnight. As a freelance writer and consultant, working with nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and entrepreneurs, I was dragged along in the undertow of the virus’s economic repercussions. In classic domino effect...
resilience /rɪˈzɪlɪəns/ noun noun: resilience; noun: resiliency; plural noun: resiliencies 1. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Back in January, before this pandemic broke all hell loose, I had a conversation with a friend about words or...
New year, new decade, new home. Yes, I’ve moved, for the third time in 14 months, from Almada just across the Tejo River from Lisbon to a small city called Setúbal about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Lisbon. Setúbal is experiencing somewhat of a low-key...
UPDATE as of 3 May 2020: This moving to Portugal page needs a thorough review and necessary updates. I’ve started the review process, which will take a while, and although some points may be no longer relevant, most still are. As with anything on the internet,...
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