C'Est La Vie

Left Monterey on Saturday.
Arrived in Paris early Sunday.
Driven to the Somme Cemetery Monday.
Job-interviewed and lunched on Tuesday.
Flew back home via L.A. Wednesday.
Recovered on Thursday.
Back to work on Friday.
Disappointed on Saturday.
Didn't get the job, but spent three nights in Paris at government expense.
C'est la vie.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Mehta Avatar
November 13, 2014 at 9:05 AM
Nice write, congrats on the win
Meier-Hans Avatar
November 13, 2014 at 7:52 AM
Congratulations on your win Mark
Allison Avatar
November 12, 2014 at 3:46 PM
dropping back with my congrats Mark:-) Hugs Jan x
Allison Avatar
November 4, 2014 at 1:07 PM
Aww Mark such a shame about the job but love the humour about it being at someone else's expense:-) Hugs Jan xx
Allison Avatar
November 4, 2014 at 6:30 PM
will keep everything crossed for you Mark:-) Hugs jan xxx
Halliday Avatar
November 4, 2014 at 6:28 PM
Was bummed out a bit about it Saturday, but there are some other openings coming up. Heard they might create a new position at Omaha Beach in Normandy--that would be much closer to my wife's parent's home than the Lorraine.
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