We weren’t exactly ambitious about this. It was a bit cold, Leah’s back was twinging and the idea of pitching ourselves into an enormous crowd when dealing with crowds is everyday life here … well, that held little appeal. We were not going to make an effort to get to the local version of Times […]

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If I’m picking up on this correctly, from the other side of the ocean, 2008 can’t be over fast enough for a lot (most all?) of people. “People” meaning Americans. Or at least English-speakers. Like, everyone is all fixated on this “economy” thing … Letting it get them down. Hey, 2008 wasn’t that bad. Take […]

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