I'm really thinking about widening the scope of the job hunt.

On Sundays we have a tradition. Well it’s only been about a month or two, so I’m not sure that really qualifies as a tradition establishing time period, but maybe more of a custom, perhaps a ritual? This ritual involves Joy and her Bloody Mary’s – arguably the best in Seattle: just spicy enough, neither too strong nor too watery, and speared with plump olives. So there is a group of us who have become the Bloody Mary crowd. I’m not sure if it’s a fair correlation, but it turns out people who really like Bloody Mary’s tend to be well traveled and well read.

So our conversation this Sunday turns to travel stories, as it often does. And there it is again, that nagging feeling. It has been almost five years since I moved back from Prague. I know that to some extent I romanticize that point in my life and that it wasn’t always easy. But sometimes I wonder how things would have turned out if I had stayed.

I’m not ready to settle for the two weeks of vacation a year. So I’m thinking about a wider job hunt. No, I’m not reconsidering California. But maybe they need usability specialists in Bruges, or someone who can write a really clear procedural in Riga or content management research in Eindhoven

Although, have you heard about Ladonia? I hear it’s beautiful this time of year.