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Midges & adders & bogs, oh my!
In my last post I described some of the scary things you might encounter while walking in the California countryside: rattlesnakes, poison oak, mountain lions, etc. In Britain, by contrast, you'll encounter nothing that's poisonous or person-eating. There’s one...
Walk carefully & carry a big stick
Walking for exercise? Sure, it sounds easy: just put one foot in front of the other and repeat. Yet for the unwary walker, complications lurk, like ... um ... well ... like lurky complicated things. (Note to self: work on similes.) My neighborhood is...
Let’s review the situation
In order to write this "musical" I had to pick a pocket or two. I chose Lionel Bart’s pocket where I found his musical "Oliver." The serfs in my musical are working people. Rich Man (spoken) Please, serfs, I want some more. Tune: "Oliver" Serfs Oligarch, oligarch,...
The Gods of Living Abroad must be crazy
Interview between the Gods of Living Abroad and me, December 1984. Gods: We understand you'd like to live abroad. So tell us a bit about yourself. Me: Well, I love English literature and dairy products. I’m good with words but not with pictures. I’m an Anglophile but...
We will re-rock you
It’s official: austerity is the new black. Yes, austerity is what you’ll be wearing for spring, unless you’re in the 1%, and Google Analytics tells me that only one of my readers falls into that category. Hey there, super-rich person! Looking for a good cause? Would...