For 100 years, my family gossiped about the identity of my great-great-grandfather. Presumably he was named Charles Waddell, since those two names were given to the child who took his mother’s surname (B) when he was born in 1860. According to lore, the erstwhile father was an officer in the military, based at Windsor Castle where the…
Warning: If you don’t like diets or iPhones, STOP NOW. Don’t read any further. Since my iPhone is pretty much my best friend, I decided to look for a diet and exercise app we could do together. I found a free app, LOSE-IT! http://www.loseit.com/ . When I entered some vital stats and set a goal of 5 pounds over 5 weeks,…
Here is quite a funny piece about the follow-up to a speeding ticket in Britain.
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First thing yesterday morning, Mom called me to say that during the night, someone had thrown a rock through her living room window. I called the building manager, who called the window-repair guy, who called Mom back to set a time to fix it. J and I headed over to assist with the clean-up. Mom had…
In fact, this post is about the wonders of the internet, combined with my atypical recent interest in fashion. I was browsing around clicking on links on interesting blogs, and ended up on a site I wouldn’t typically get to – Mrs. O – a site devoted to Michelle Obama’s style. There was Mrs. O……
Most of you who have ever tried on clothes in a store dressing room will understand the meaning of the word “humility.” I’ve been quite pleased with myself in my recent dressing room experiences, because I have lost 10 pound of blubber, mainly around my middle. Still have about 5 pounds, but my body type…
Touching the Void is another excellent and suspenseful documentary movie – the true story of two climbers and their perilous journey up the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. Apparently it was a book of the same name. It is much better than, say, 127 Hours, which I reviewed a…
Seeing Clarely 