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Traveling Back to Brazil: Airport Adventures, Flying & Coming Home
Reading Time: 4 minutes Seven hours at Tampa airport, another long layover in Miami, some unusual fellow passengers, and a desperate need for Brazilian food. Follow my latest travel adventure as I make my way back home to Rio.
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Welcome to Limerick Wednesday!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThey say brevity is the soul of wit. They also say that five lines, a bad pun, and a bouncy rhythm can make almost anything sound a little more absurd. Starting today, I’m kicking off a new regular feature: Limerick Wednesday. Whether we’re poking fun at modern workplace technology, poking holes in…
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Travel Day Misery: Leaving One Home to Return to Another
Reading Time: 4 minutes Five weeks with my kids and grandkids are over, and it’s time to return to Brazil. Between airport misery, pancakes, sitcoms, and family memories, I’ve managed to become homesick in two countries.
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The Hidden Cost of Living the Dream
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a hidden cost to being an Expat. Everything has a cost.
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Who Invented the Airplane? The Wright Brothers vs. Santos-Dumont
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor more than a century, Americans and Brazilians have disagreed over one of history’s greatest inventions. Did the Wright Brothers achieve the first true flight in 1903, or did Alberto Santos-Dumont earn that title with his publicly witnessed flight in 1906? The answer depends on how you define aviation history.
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The Engineered Icon and the Unfiltered Present: Why History Cleans the Frame
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhy Rosa Parks became an icon while Claudette Colvin was forgotten—and how both changed American civil rights forever
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Rio’s Sidewalk Entrepreneurs
Reading Time: 2 minutesExplore Rio de Janeiro’s vibrant street economy. From sidewalk cake carts to beachside grilled cheese, discover the ingenuity of local vendors.
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Coffee With Kevin July 25 2026
Reading Time: 3 minutesJoin me each Saturday for honest conversations about retirement, life in Brazil, books, technology, leadership, and the lessons that still shape my life.
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My Typical Retired Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne year into retirement in Brazil, a former tech professional finds his flow. Discover the calm magic of beach routines and Rio street food.