Chuck Stromme's Blog – January 2009 Archive (2)

Some of you know that I leave for Tbilisi, Georgia, this Friday, Jan. 16. I'll be back the evening of Feb. 14. I've got a 4-week consulting gig with an EU tax reform project.



I dread the travel. This will be my quickest trip ever, just 21 hours, 22 hours home. It has ranged up to 32+. With my big butt in an economy-class seat that long it is almost enough to make me stay home. I say almost because I would likely have made the trip on my own dime sometime this year to visit friends… Continue

Edythe and I began a writing class, something I have never done before, last night at the downtown Eugene LCC campus. The instructor is Linda Clare and she has a LOT to say about writing. It promises to be a very good class.



One of the things she talked about is our writing environment, about how much it helps if you can dedicate even a small space to your writing and eliminate as many distractions as you can. One of our assignments is to create or improve our writing space. I write… Continue