Saturday, December 13, 2008

Licking the wound

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." Ulysses S Grant
It would appear that I have had long enough to pout and stamp my feet. I had hoped that my blog would have come back by now, but alas, the good people at Blogger/Google have decided that I am of little interest to them, and have, as yet, neglected to answer my begging emails.

Just to show a little of my vanity petticoat... in two years of blogging, I have literally ached for the day when I hit the right nerve and opened up to find almost 40 comments! Seems one should be careful for what one wishes. Thank you for the kind words... they helped ease the pain...and those that offered advice, please note that I will be taking up each and every suggestion.

So... where was I? Oh yes... Cairo, Egypt... Hmmmm, let's look out the window, shall we? Gray skies...Christmas Markets, red, drippy nose.... Hey, where in the world is carmen... I mean...LuLu? Seems that the suitcases are a little overloaded for a short trip.....

And why is there an airline ticket in her pocket? Could this photo be a clue? LuLu never seems to do things by halves.

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29 comments:

  1. MsTypoDecember 13, 2008 at 6:20 AM

    Glad to see you're back blogging. :) The blogosphere missed you!

    If i read that photo correctly you bound for my favourite place in the whole world. I can't wait to hear the details. :)

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  2. G in BerlinDecember 13, 2008 at 6:30 AM

    Are you here in Germany? If you come my way (or I yours, I will be in NRW next week), let's say hello!

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  3. ♥ BrajaDecember 13, 2008 at 6:37 AM

    Hey check my sidebar, down the bottom: it's a blog backup link. Soooo simple. I did it after I read your ordeal :) DO IT NOW!!

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  4. Brissiemum2December 13, 2008 at 6:37 AM

    Ah Lulu....you trippin' again???!!!! ;)

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  5. Simple AnswerDecember 13, 2008 at 7:24 AM

    Let's see. If you have sex on the beach there, will you be arrested?

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  6. ConnieDecember 13, 2008 at 10:19 AM

    Hope I'm not double-commenting ... the magic internet is all sparky then dark again tonight. First comment went astray, but it wished you a good vacation, and included continued prayers to the google gods.

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  7. LydiaDecember 13, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Glad to see you up and running again . . . only to leave us for some good beach and sun! Although I did the same thing this past week! Enjoy!

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  8. orenetaDecember 13, 2008 at 2:47 PM

    Missed you....where are you off to???

    I just read that you can get McDonalds delivered in some parts of Egypt. How weird is that?

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  9. Choco PieDecember 13, 2008 at 6:19 PM

    Well, that will be a change of pace from Egypt. You're going to the only Arab country where you might not even meet an Arab person or hear any Arabic spoken on the streets! I think of it as Middle East Disney. We're going there, too, around New Year's, can't wait! Have Fun!

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  10. surfie999@gmail.comDecember 14, 2008 at 4:57 AM

    Watch out for the Australian construction companies, not to mention the Bangladeshi workers where you are going soon. REMEMBER......the temperature NEVER officially reaches 50C there, because if it did, construction work would stop. August is the month you do not want to be there.....toooooooooooooooooo hot

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  11. VeronicaDecember 14, 2008 at 4:57 AM

    Well it definitely aint Santiago Carmen ;-)

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  12. Gutsy LivingDecember 14, 2008 at 6:44 PM

    Can't believe you haven't hard back from the blogger/google. I don't have a clue what the photo means. Sorry.

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  13. abeachcottageDecember 15, 2008 at 3:36 AM

    sorry to hear you haven't got it back, maybe that is a good thing

    hmmm and I wonder where you are off to...we are heading for the Whitsundays, cannot wait to kick back and do nothing, hope you are doing the same

    S

    x

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  14. swenglishexpatDecember 15, 2008 at 12:19 PM

    I wish you a lovely stay in Dubai. Just go and lick the wounds in style!

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  15. vagabondbloggerDecember 15, 2008 at 3:34 PM

    Looks like Dubai to me too. You'll have to tell us all about it. Have fun.

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  16. Banks School of Scottish DancingDecember 17, 2008 at 3:44 AM

    woohoo - lucky you! Are you staying in that brand new place that Kylie did the opening for????

    Juz

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  17. Megan PDecember 21, 2008 at 9:06 PM

    I can't believe you lost all your posts! You wrote so wonderfully of your experiences in Cairo - get a geek in to help you out immediately!

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  18. lillianDecember 24, 2008 at 11:25 PM

    Merry Christmas.. hope you are having a wonderful time wherever you are !!

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  19. black bear cabinDecember 25, 2008 at 2:00 AM

    Merry Christmas!!!
    and safe travels to you :)

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  20. UnknownDecember 27, 2008 at 10:19 PM

    Shame about the blog..looking forward to reading your adventures in Dubai!

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  21. Christina | AmiExpat.comJanuary 5, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    Are you back from vacation? I hope you had a good time. Any news on the blog recovery front? Happy New Year!

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  22. cdillingJanuary 8, 2009 at 3:57 AM

    Happy New year to the all family!! I hope that you are well and settling down in your new city..
    We are missing you already! Take care, Christine

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  24. orenetaJanuary 22, 2009 at 4:56 AM

    Hey there....are you out there? Missing your voice on line....

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  27. orenetaFebruary 4, 2009 at 10:42 PM

    Lulu, someone mentioned to me that all of your past posts may well be on Google reader...worth trying.

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  29. G in BerlinMay 12, 2009 at 5:17 AM

    Lynda- it's starting to appear here:
    http://web.archive.org/web/20070509082022/lulusbay.blogspot.com/2007/03/granola.html
    It will take you a while, but you can regather your blog. Please come back. I miss you.

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