Gumbo in Auntie Lo's fancy gumbo bowls

Wendy’s Family

1955-1972

In the 1950’s, my grandmother was a young woman, living a comfortable life in Richmond Hill Canada, a neighborhood of Toronto. She was petite, barely 5 feet 1 inches tall. Or, as Canadians say, she was a’boot 1.5 meters tall, ‘eh. Her wrists were so thin that her watch would barely fit around the wrist of an average eight year old girl, but her hands were big enough to hold a cocktail glass in one hand and a cigarette in the other. She enjoyed life.

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How to retire early

This article is how to retire early, based on personal experiences.

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My DHF, Version 2.1

I suggest that you stop reading. This is boring. I’m not saying that as a way to interest someone into reading more, I truly believe that this would be boring to most people.

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How to meditate

This article is how to meditate and reduce suffering from chronic pain.

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You get what you give in Varanasi India

7 minute read if you skip the bad stuff.

The Lonely Planet guide to India, the gold-standard of travel guides, a bible for budget backpackers, and usually a kind voice encouraging you to travel without judgement, said this about Varanasi India:

Brace yourself. You’re about to enter one of the most blindingly colorful, unrelentingly chaotic and unapologetically indiscreet places on earth. Varanasi takes no prisoners.

Varanasi tested my patience, humor, and immune system more than anywhere in the world, yet remains one of my favorite memories of a trip across Nepal and India.

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Mindful meditation for pain relief

7 minute read.

Meditation and mindfulness reduce suffering from pain. The United States Veterans Administration advocates mindful awareness, a process each person must follow until finding what works for their unique situation. Many books and online resources are available to help your process; here’s what worked for me, I hope it helps you. Read more

Meditate on the Buddha’s final words

This article shares what I learned while meditating on the Buddha’s final words, while backpacking the route of his life from birth to death, from Nepal to India.
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Time is valuable; write concisely.

Sixty-three words that could change the world are:

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IIb, or not IIb: that is the question for the European Union Medical Device Regulation

Work in progress, please don’t forward, and please consider reading other articles first.
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Learn the EU-MDR Unique Device Identifier System from Voltron

6 minute read.
Life should be fun, and I try to find ways to bring fun into work. This article uses Voltron, Defender of the Universe, to teach the European Union Medical Device Regulations requirements for Unique Device Identifiers.