Steve MacDowall's Blog (4)

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

The other day I felt all tied up - you know the feeling 'not going anywhere' syndrome. I woke up too early, it was dark out (4:30am I guess it was dark out) and I could hear the rain singing on the side of the house – it was a calm sound any other time but at 4 in the…

Spain: Spain’s Parliament has approved labor market reforms designed to shake up a listless economy and help slash a bloated deficit that has prompted European-wide worries of another Greek-style crisis. -- The package had already been approved as an emergency decree in June by the lower chamber of the legislature and has been in effect since then. -- Thursday’s votes in that chamber were on a series of amendments introduced last month by the Senate. Most were rejected. --…

Are you reading any or all of Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy this summer?

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I will be taking a few days off starting tomorrow (Camping in PEI with my wife along with one of my daughters and my grandson Anthony, 2 1/2 years old) and all I can think of is not being online.

This really bothers me - why sould I feel guilty or sad about not being online or filling my mind with what I will not be able to do as to what I will be able to do with my family out in the wilderness? - I don't know if I should be happy or sad and that is the sad part. I need to…