So so sad and so so frightening
Just read in yesterday’s Times about the plight of the (bumble)bee. I’ve read about the trouble of the bee population diminishing rapidly before, but this… Læs mere »So so sad and so so frightening
England
Protectionism shows its ugly face
I hate protectionism! It never seems to do any good to anyone, but the unions love it and the voters seem to love it too.… Læs mere »Protectionism shows its ugly face
If it looks like a bank and quacks like a bank…
we’ve got to capitalize it as a bank,” Lord Turner said. It’s a quote from this article on CNBC, which briefly explains the ideas behind… Læs mere »If it looks like a bank and quacks like a bank…
Living history
Our Sunday outing took us a little bit further away than usual, namely to the most famous school/college on the planet, Eton. It is a… Læs mere »Living history
What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
Andrew Sullivan does some deliberation and a bit of wishful thinking in The Sunday Times. It hasn’t been published online, but probably will be tomorrow… Læs mere »What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
British telly & music
In between seemingly endless news sessions about the US election (which will not be mentioned any more today…), I’ve also watched other stuff. I accidentally… Læs mere »British telly & music
Dutiful parents…
… as we are, we tried to do something meaningful with Dane over the holidays. Possibly the best bit was finally getting up in the… Læs mere »Dutiful parents…
Close to home
Yesterday was Ripley Bonfire Night – one of the year’s biggest events in our neighbouring village where Dane goes to school. The entertainment starts with… Læs mere »Close to home
Ministry of Food
Last night, before I settled down to watch the vice-presidential debate, I watched the first of a new series of programmes with Jamie Oliver. I… Læs mere »Ministry of Food
American television
I’m often a bit behind in reading The Sunday Times. It is not always that you can devote an entire Sunday to the devouring of… Læs mere »American television
There’s still hope!
Here’s a very happy story from the real world: When we were on our holiday on the south coast we spent a day in Portsmouth… Læs mere »There’s still hope!
Music
When I was a child and a teenager I was seriously teased at school. It was a pain to go there and I can still… Læs mere »Music
School buses
On our trip through America we often marvelled over the school bus system. Wherever we were, we saw school buses everywhere and we noticed how… Læs mere »School buses
Customer service
Service The action of helping or doing work for someone An act of assistance Assistance or advice given to customers during and after the sale… Læs mere »Customer service
BBC
Yesterday was the Times, today it is the BBC. Another love of my life – if you’ll allow me to go a bit overboard. On… Læs mere »BBC
Ms. Palin revisited and other odds and ends
A friend of mine sent me this very funny episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. You won’t be surprised to hear that his… Læs mere »Ms. Palin revisited and other odds and ends
What did we have for dinner II
A couple of days behind… Day before yesterday we had leftovers. There was a bit of the couscous left and also some of the Jamie… Læs mere »What did we have for dinner II
3 things & 5 days in Wales
Sheep Climbers Consonants We had five lovely days with David’s brother Peter and his significant other, Frieda. They showed us all sorts of things,… Læs mere »3 things & 5 days in Wales
