Anyone for pizza?
We recently got a flyer from Safeway that contained an ad for a frozen pizza type we’ve never seen before. Does this make you as hungry as it makes us?…
Elections are over
Tony Blair and the Labour party won another landslide during last Thursday’s elections. Voter turnout was considered low at 59% (wouldn’t that be a record in the US?). Here in…
We’ve moved
On Friday the 1st of June we moved from our company-provided flat in Bracknell into our own place in Maidenhead! It’s so nice to have our own place with plenty…
Jerry Springer is spending summer in England
Jerry, who was actually born in London during the war, has returned to spend a summer hosting a British version of the failed American quiz show Greed (what, Chuck Woolery…
Golden Goal
(noun) Sudden-death overtime is a relatively new introduction into the world of football (soccer), where “extra time” used to be played in full, occasionally allowing both teams to score thereby…
A visit to the V & A
Last Sunday Kim and I took the train into the city and paid a visit to the Victoria and Albert museum. Known locally as the V & A, the museum…
So here it is
I finally did it. I got a crude automated system up and running. Let me know what you think of the design and usability. Suggestions are always welcome. Someday soon…
Blenheim Palace
Today we drove about ninety minutes from Bracknell and spent some time touring the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The palace, the current home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, sits…
First trip into London
We spent our first Saturday in the country by wandering around London. It was supposed to be sunny all day, but that changed and we left to come home a…