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How Do You Define Success in Life? Family, Career & Retirement
Reading Time: < 1 minute What does success in life really mean? Looking back on raising three children, building a career, and retiring to a quiet life in Brazil, I share my personal answer.
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Weekly Roundup: Airport Misery, Limerick Wednesday & Halloween’s Irish Roots | BeingKevin
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week on BeingKevin: airport misery, Limerick Wednesday, Ken Follett, Napster nostalgia, Dr. Blunt, and the Irish origins of Halloween.
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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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Dear Dr. Blunt: Advice Nobody Should Follow
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dr. Blunt tackles a retired man’s complaints about noisy neighborhood kids with outrageous advice, questionable wisdom, and a squirrel with an attitude.
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The Little Things We Leave Behind: Family Memories
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two handmade T-shirts, old family letters, and a walking stick remind us that the things we leave behind can mean more than we realize.
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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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Travel Advice I’ve Learned From Experience
Reading Time: < 1 minute Retirement has given me more opportunities to travel. From hotel stays to international phone plans, here are a few lessons I’ve learned.
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Weekly Roundup: Retirement, Books, History & Life
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week on BeingKevin: retirement, life in Brazil, classic books, American job ads, the Halifax Explosion, AI, language, movies, and a little satire.
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Do you set personal goals for yourself?
Reading Time: < 1 minute I never had a five-year plan for my career. I focused on doing the job well, supporting my family, and taking opportunities as they came.