Origami Experience
I just had an absolutely amazing experience. The woman across the way from 1-A was folding. I suddenly realized she was doing origami and commented, with great enthusiasm as usual. She gave me a box…
Category: London
Notes from 1-A, the VAT Refund, London, Ontario and Having Fun in First Class
Well, here I am sitting on a United Flight in First Class, seat 1-A but we aren’t going anywhere. They are apparently fixing the plane, rather a good Idea it seems to me. They were…
Reflections Upon the Water Aerobics Class at Dolphin Square Fitness Club This is a story I wrote a couple of months ago but did not blog because I was taking the class and I did not want to publicly insult the women while I was there. But now I am going to Canada. So here it is.
Finally after doing battle with British Institutions for two years I achieved a victory. I prevailed for once using my Yankee ingenuity and my California lawyer personality. Unfortunately it was not big bucks, it did…
The Last Of The Rant Against The Dreaded School, A New Restaurant Venue, The Wonderful Colberts, And Notes From The First Class Car Of The Train To Kirkcaldy
I sent the following email to the individual that I am ‘allowed’ to speak with at the dreaded school. Here is goes: “Good morning, I was going to call you but I decided it might freak…
Fighting With Mario In Cyberspace, Hamlet And Part Two Of Falling In And Out Of Love
I had the best fun last night. Mario, my friend for almost fifty years and I had an email fight that went on for about forty five minutes. He lives in California and I am…
The Independence Of Blogging, The Concept Of Narrative Sovereignty, The Case Of The Missing Anthology And The Beginning Of Falling In And Out Of Love.
Ash of Dolphin Square said something very profound. “You are not writing for the public, you are writing what you think and feel.” That is a truth and it does make blogging, for me, a…
Confessing To Anxiety And Then Quoting From Emails About Summer Clothes And Kilts. A Joke About Sheep Concluding With A Rex Whistler Restaurant Review
I awoke this morning in an extremely anxious state and I am not sure why. I have developed the habit of waking up and immediately writing to post on this blog. I feel a huge…
I Believe A Sense Of Humor Is Inherited And That It Is A Dryburgh Trait. Proof Is Offered Through The Post Of February 8, 2017 And My Cousins’ Response
A snippet of background material is about to be provided for those who do not know me or my ‘new’ family the Dryburghs. Dryburgh is my birth name, hence it is hardly a new family…
In Contemplation And In Conversation – Companionship at the Tate Britain
So here I was in London, at the time safely ensconced in Dolphin Square – little knowing what fate would befall me in January. Please see post of January 31, 2017 for the gory details….
The Changing Book Title, Fooling A Personal Trainer, Meeting A Nigerian Family, Buying A Coat And Getting A Translation
The February 16, 2017 post pictured the book cover of the Uncle Dave biography. But it is one of the prior titles. The latest revision was made upon the suggestion of the woman that owns…