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Challenge

I adore my wife. I really do. Besides putting up with me, she’s a lot of fun to be with. And last week I wasn’t with her at all because she was in NYC for 10 days and 9 nights on business. Chris is an event producer. When she does her job well, which is [...]

The Prez and the Hocker

I thought I would call your attention to two completely unrelated items that caught my eye this week . The first one is a photograph of Barack Obama that appeared on the Huffington Post the day after the election. When I saw Obama take the stage in Grant Park in Chicago after being elected I noticed [...]

Halloween Extra

It’s difficult to believe that Halloween with its goblins and witches is upon us already. But imagine a place where you can encounter ghosts and the paranormal not just in October but every month.  Due to it’s somewhat bloody history, ghosts are not unusual in Scotland. However, they are positively commonplace in St. Andrews and [...]

Another Icon on Life Support

First, it was London Bridge that was sold to unsuspecting, dolt businessmen in Lake Havasu City, Arizona who thought they were buying Tower Bridge. Later, British Telecom, during their privatisation, began selling off the ubiquitous British red telephone boxes before someone realized that they might be culturally significant. Today, London’s black cab is being manufactured [...]

Passed Unanimously: It’s RTT

This week, and it’s only Tuesday, has been a right mess. I almost don’t know where to begin. Today’s topics range from the bailout to the debate to the President to oh, God, I don’t know what else. It’s like me cleaning out my closet. I take one look inside and call for Chris’ aide [...]

You Are What You Listen To

One of my most passionate interests is music. I’d rather listen to music, either passively or actively, than most anything else. If it were a choice between hitting play on the new album by the Glasgow band, The Fortunate Sons, and clicking on the television to watch How I Met Your Mother, my finger would [...]

Hovis Bread

This is one of the most beautiful television ads you will ever see. It is for Hovis Bread, a UK company, and the ad represents 122 years of Britain’s history rolled up into a 2 minute video. Magnificent.