October 4, 2020 Posted by Marilyn Murphy This past week has been momentous! We’ve had . . . Historic Presidential debate Historic COVID diagnosis for our President Historic handover of…
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Actually, a better title would be, “How I Was Supposed to Spend My Summer Vacation.” Because it’s June of 2020. It’s the summer of COVID-19. Because everything is upended. Everything…
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It’s Saturday morning. March 28, 2020. I’m sitting. As I’ve mostly been doing for almost two weeks. I returned from Morocco a week ago Tuesday to a new reality. I’m…
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April 15, 2020 Like most “non-essential” businesses, we’ve closed our physical office and are working remotely during this time of COVID-19. It’s been a month, and I’m missing my morning…
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I have a very special guest contributor for this blog! Hi, my name is Seiko Murphy. I’m Marilyn Murphy’s 19-year-old niece. I have lived in Japan my whole life with…
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Geez, it’s the middle of June and I’ve published only a few times this year! It was only supposed to be a temporary halt but … I’ll stop before I start…
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* “Memsahib” was used to refer to or address white women in India, especially during the period of British rule. One of the many blessings of my career is the opportunity to collaborate with people who become…
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In October 1977, Jimmy Carter is into his 10th month in office. With 33 home runs, Steve Garvey leads the Dodgers into the World Series against the Yankees, and the most…
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(Ellen here filling in for Marilyn as she leads a group of WOWees on a Croatian cruise and post-trip to Slovenia (so jealous!!).) I did my stint as a motel…
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I love a good idea. Especially when it’s a fresh re-think of an established, long-held – but not necessarily logical – concept or practice. For example . . . Check-in/check-out…
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While Marilyn is busily escorting her happy travelers around beautiful Croatia, those of us in the office are filling in on this week’s blog. A common pastime of ours in…
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It was January 26, 2000 when I had a lunch appointment with a prospective new hire. I’d already scheduled two in-person interviews, checked references, provided my references (since employment is…
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We were headed to the village of Imlil, high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. We’d been on the road for about 90 minutes, traveling from Marrakech in a convoy…
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A funny thing happened to me on Wednesday. Not the kind of “ha ha” funny, but “hmmmm, that’s interesting” kind of funny. Several weeks ago, I noticed discomfort in my lower…
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By the time you read this on Friday morning, I’ll be on an airplane to deliver a travel-phobic, strongly-sedated black cat named “Littles” to my step-daughter who recently moved to…
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