Paul and Ana returned to the comfortable environs of western Washington, got their film developed and sent along a few photos from their collection.

(adjective) Although it could be spelled ‘assie’. Used to describe someone who is agitated and acting snippy. One of my coworkers used the word to describe someone who was upset…

Our friends from Seattle came for a 10-day visit. Kim showed them around London, and we also spent a few days driving around the English countryside.

Ok, so this really doesn’t have anything to do with life in the UK, but a few things are worth mentioning. One: The games were on live TV here, but…

For the late August Bank holiday (unlike in the states where holidays have special names, here they just call them Bank Holidays) we drove west to visit Wales. Wales is…

In order to maintain contact with the motherland on important events, I upgraded our satellite dish subscription so I can pick up NFL games on Sunday nights. Sky Sports is…

We spent one day in Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh with our newlywed friends Chuck and Janet. It’s a beautiful city, if a bit touristy, but we loved it and…

In June we spent four great days in the two major cites in Scotland. We flew up to meet some recently married friends, one of whom was raised in Glasgow….

A few weeks ago we had a visit from an old Virtual I-O coworker, Diana Reid. She had just finished up a six-week walking trip in Northern Spain and came…

The lead programmer in my group here at Onyx went to France a few weeks ago to climb Mont Blanc. On the way back he and his mates stopped at…