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…
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…
Feeling Utterly Bereft
It is strange with me and words. They just come to me and then I look then up and they are perfect. Bereft is the word of the day. That is how I feel. Actually…
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…
Fortuity, and The Feeling of Relief Felt Upon the Realization that London is Probably Not the Only Source of All Things Wise and Wonderful
Fortuity is the word of the day, however, if you are a clever blog reader you will note that in the last posting paragraph the word fortuity appeared. Fortuity is defined as a chance occurrence….
Discombobulated To Begin With But Then Tales of the City As I Take My Leave Ending with a Polite Young Man by the Name of Jack and You Have Come a Long Way Baby
As I wrote to friend Jennifer, discombobulated is the name of the game. I awoke this morning in Guildford and said to myself: HUH? Two days ago musing in the bathtub at Dolphin Square there…
All Of This Dolphin Square Fiasco Defies Logic and Business Sense and What Good Does It Do To Have 320 Hits A Day When You Have No One To Help You Move. Further, It is Not Just Dolphin Square But London As A Whole is Governed By Greed. Then A Strange Twist.
I write this from Dolphin House, which is the hotel associated with Dolphin Square. Why am I here when I am supposed to be in Guildford ? Sheer desperation borne of the fact that I…
Sorting, Discarding And A Found Treasure
Moving necessarily requires sorting, so this has been a time of sifting though papers and possessions, trying to decide what will go where, and why, and what will be left behind.It is a cleansing experience…
YOUNG FRIENDS, FAREWELLS, A NEW DO, AND A BEGINNING CONVERSATION ABOUT MISOGYNY
The time spent conversing with new young friends is immensely enjoyable and enlightening. They have such a fresh outlook on life and often see this London and this world in ways that are unexpected and…
LOOKING AT MARCH 6, 2017 POSTING WITH NEW EYES, ANOTHER MATTHEW JOKE, A SURPRISE TELEPHONE CALL, FINISHING WITH A MANICURE AND PEDICURE AND CAN YOU BELIEVE 300 HITS A DAY
So I began to look at the :”What Am I Doing, This Is Vancouver And I Am Going There?” with more jaundiced eyes. I sent the following email to the Niece’s Nexus: “I have begun…