A sad story from reading the Los Angeles Times this weekend. A homeless man was doused by someone with gasoline, set alight and died. Who does something like this? Set someone on fire for kicks? Moreover, it’s a sad tale of a man who not only was down on his luck but apparently didn’t beg, [...]
Matt Cutts has “tagged” me has part of an effort to get people, especially young people, to register to vote. I’m happy to do my part, but I’m taking the tough love approach. No beautiful celebrities in some carefully scripted video. OK, I’ll give you the video below that’s part of this effort (as well [...]
It’s been just over a week since we decided to make the move back to Orange County from Britain, and I thought I’d keep blogging about how it is all going. So far, the big relief is that the kids are totally on board. Like they want to be there now. It’s kind of fun, [...]
After 12 years of living in the UK, I’m going home — back to Southern California, back to Newport Beach. This will be a fairly personal post about the decision my family has made, but my blog was supposed to be for more than writing about gadgets and computers and donuts. Good writing is often [...]
Another Thanksgiving in Britain, another year of missing the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade live on TV. But the webcast is happening again! You’ll find it here, and my thoughts about viewing it from abroad from last year are in my Watching The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade From Abroad post. Postscript: Damn, CNN apparently had a [...]
Need to register for elections in the US but confused since you’re overseas? The Overseas Vote Foundation is a new site I just heard of designed to help. Haven’t used it, myself (I’m already registered), but it looks promising.
Ah, another 4th Of July in Britain. For the American father, it’s time to break out the propaganda and indoctrinate my children! Last year’s 4th Of July Books For The Kids post from me covers some of what’s been on my reading list for the kids this week. But tonight I wanted to talk about [...]
My boys were playing baseball today. Just up and decided to play all by themselves, which is a pretty big thrill for an American dad living in England. OK, I’m a sports idiot, as I’ve written before. But I like baseball, going to the odd game on occasion, or pretending I know how to actually [...]
In case you missed it, a British professor found himself wrestled to the ground after jaywalking in Atlanta last week. It brought a giant smile to my face to read this, not because of the thought of this man being accosted in this way. Rather, it’s because I know from personal experience that Brits don’t [...]
NOTE: Please see Watching The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2010 From Abroad for the latest info. Another Thanksgiving away from home (ie, the US), another Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that I can’t watch on TV here in the UK. Three years ago, I missed the tradition so much that I took the family to New [...]