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More on Driving Licenses in Bali

Last month I wrote about my experience renewing my driving license in Bali. It was, as I noted, a pleasant experience. Much more so, in fact, than driving itself usually is. I like driving. As with many teenagers in the … Continue reading

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Retirement in Bali: Reflections on Two Years of Life After Work

When I first retired, I made a list of things that I was going to do in retirement. Partly this was because I was excited about retiring and having a chance to do the things that I always wanted to … Continue reading

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Electronic Gremlins, Birthdays, Bali Weather and Health

We seem to have been struck by electronic gremlins. I’m sure that if I took the time to discuss this fully with my wife, she’d have some supernatural explanation for our recent woes with the electronic world, and at this … Continue reading

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Bill O’Brien – a Friend and a Good Man

Over a life, we interact with thousands of people – at work, at school, in the neighborhood and from the family – and all these people affect us in some small way. It’s one of those wonderful and terrible things … Continue reading

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Another Year, Another Driving License: Getting Your SIM (driving license) in Bali

The year has just raced by as years and days and months do when you get older. I checked my driving licenses the other day and noticed that the time had come around again to renew them. I have a … Continue reading

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