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Life This Week in Los Angeles & St.Petersburg, FL: September 1-7, 2025

Monday, Sep 1 I will say the obligatory “whoa. September.” It was Labor Day…and while we’d had holiday-like

September 8, 2025
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Life This Week in Los Angeles: August 25-31, 2025

Monday, Aug 25 First day of my last full week here in California. It was a day of

September 2, 2025
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Life this Week in Los Angeles: August 18-24, 2025

Monday, Aug 18 Slept. Tuesday, Aug 19 I Left the Building! I got up when the alarm went

August 25, 2025
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Life This Week in Los Angeles: Aug 11-17, 2025

Monday, Aug 11 Another almost completely sleepless night. I slept from 2-3:30am…and then again from 7:30-8:30am. I think

August 19, 2025
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The Last Week in South Korea: August 4-10, 2025

Monday, Aug 4 Four Days. Tuesday, Aug 5 I had a plan. A breakfast spot I’ve wanted to

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Life This Week in South Korea: July 28-August 3, 2025

Monday, July 28 Had an early morning hospital appointment: 7:30am to get bloodwork done, then 9am at the

August 4, 2025
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This Week in South Korea: July 21-27, 2025

Monday, July 21 Finally got my butt up out of bed and off the drama-box and did something

July 30, 2025
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This Week in South Korea: July 14-20, 2025

I’M LEAVING KOREA IN THREE WEEKS. Sorry, just had to say that out loud in the hopes that

July 22, 2025
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Life This Week in South Korea: July 7-13, 2025

Monday, July 7 Big News! I left the building! Ha ha. I walked with friend K to the

July 14, 2025
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This Week in South Korea: June 30-July 6, 2025

Monday, June 30 A quiet day. Read, did remote work, napped. The usual. The weather report keeps calling

July 7, 2025
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