Monthly Archives: October 2012

Noted on the signboard of a local sandwich shop: Tuna Mexican Salad Bap A bap, for the uninitiated, is a small roll filled with whatever takes the fancy of the sandwich purveyor. In this case, the purveyor’s fancy appears to … Continue reading →

There was a time, back around the latter half of the Twentieth Century where it was felt, primarily by Americans, that all the good stuff was invented and built in America. Like superhighways, though the Germans had built the autobahns … Continue reading →

We’re living in the City of London, which is, interestingly, not the same thing as London, the city. One is the original city, founded by the Romans and then eventually taken over by multinational banks and insurance firms. Though there … Continue reading →

We are living in the oldest part of London, site of the original city, which has been inhabited by humans for some couple of thousand years. Granted, not quite as long as the Rolling Stones have been touring, but a … Continue reading →

We must confess that we’re a bit surprised that the average Brit doesn’t weigh 25 stone, which in Real Amurriccan math is 350 pounds.  Our surprise is based on what we’ve observed in commercials on the telly, which as everyone … Continue reading →

The last time we passed through Disneyland, we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel, just because we could. I was pleasantly surprised, not having visited this hotel in quite some time, and certainly not since the big renovation. It’s still a … Continue reading →

The British, unlike their American cousins, have an overwhelming need to move about using bipedal locomotion. Strange, right? We saw them outside, walking round and round on the Promenade deck in all types of weather, including rain, mist, drizzle, high … Continue reading →

So now we’re on a ship. Or we were, since by the time I post this we’ll be back on dry land, because, have you seen how much they charge for Internet access on cruise ships? It’s pretty insane, and … Continue reading →

Apologies for missing the Monday update, but the stars weren’t in the proper alignment, the sun was in my eyes, and/or the dog ate my homework. But I promise that I have an amazing pretty all right just fair not … Continue reading →

Well, after two and half days of Amtrak train travel I can say that I have experienced some existential disappointment. I feel like a lifetime of watching movies has been totally wasted. Not once did a porter offer me a … Continue reading →