So I voted this morning. I’ve only done that twice in my life before, and the last time was at some point in the early 1990s when I was still a student 1. With all the hoopla over recent elections in the US (hanging chads, anyone?) I was under the impression that everyone had these… Continue reading Tick that Box
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Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
So I’m sitting here listening to people on the radio rant about Class Warfare In America. Uh-huh. I know about class. I may carry a US passport, but they didn’t take away my British one, and that’s where I grew up. Class is not about income. Class is about hierarchy and exclusion. If you’re not… Continue reading Everything I Need To Know About Economics I Learned In Kindergarten
Thursday Morning
Wow, winter has come quickly. I mean, it’s November and we’ve had snow already, and its not that I’m surprised at having to scrape frost off my windscreen at 7:55AM, it’s just that that it’s so sudden. October spent a good part of its time this year pretending to be August (or at least early… Continue reading Thursday Morning
Thank you NASA! Thank you, NASA! thank you, NASA!
T-5 minutes to the last ever shuttle launch. Thirty years ago, the first home computers came out. The best had 16k of internal memory. To watch the last launch, I picked up my iPad (64gb internal storage), fired up the NASA app, pressed a button and sent the live video from Florida to my 42″… Continue reading Thank you NASA! Thank you, NASA! thank you, NASA!
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Today’s post is a private one on my boys’ blog. You probably won’t be able to read it, unless you’re me. (You’re not, are you?)
How We Chalk-Bombed The Neighborhood
Welcome Home
My neighbors are going through hell. They haven’t been home since May. Tonight they’re back. I’m sitting here typing, listening to some of my crazy neighbor girls chasing fireflies and screaming. My goodness it has been too quiet around here… Welcome home, girls!
Holiday Haircut Time
Things I Did Today
1. Woke up surprised that I wasn’t hungover given the amount of booze I consumed yesterday to celebrate becoming an American citizen. Realized it was 9:45 and both of us were still asleep while the boys played in the basement and helped themselves to salt&vinegar crisps for breakfast. Parents of the Year! 2. Walked to… Continue reading Things I Did Today
Name A State That Borders Mexico
CANT No, wait, I can! It’s an mnemonic to remind me of the answer to that question — a question that I was asked this morning on my Citizenship test for the US. (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, in case you’re wondering. Thanks, Kev!). This morning I woke up stretched out across a king-sized bed… Continue reading Name A State That Borders Mexico