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On Shooting Wildlife

I’ve gotten into interesting discussions with friends who claim that I’m a barbarian for wanting to kill defenseless animals – often as they eat a hamburger. The disconnect between food and nature is strong in our society. Personally, I’ve only … Continue reading

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Reminders I’m in America

I had a problem with my online bank login tonight, so I called customer service at 10:15 pm on a Saturday night. They were there! And they answered! Ahhh, the pleasure of being in America. In just two days I … Continue reading

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Never, Ever Fly with Me

I generally think of myself as a lucky, lucky guy. So I can’t really complain when odd things befall me, but they do make me laugh, and they also make my friends say, “Tell me when you are flying out … Continue reading

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World Pooh Sticks Championship leaves me Speechless

I really don’t know what to make of this, but I’m glad it exists. People throw sticks into the water from the upstream side of the bridge, and cross the bridge to see the sticks come out the other side … Continue reading

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Criticism of John Hillcoat’s “The Road”

It’s easy to cast stones, having never produced a movie myself, but I felt there were some glaring mistakes in The Road that any half-witted director should have gotten right. Yes, I understand it’s metaphorical, but it wouldn’t hurt to … Continue reading

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Winter Journey in Yorkshire

While Monty Python may have suggested some rather unsavory things about Yorkshire, it’s my favorite place in England. My godmother Tamar lives there in a 500 year-old stone farmhouse, with little heating and two-ton stone-slab door lintels that I always … Continue reading

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(Almost) Easy on the Eyes

In the spirit of adventure, I responded to a forwarded email from a friend – their colleague was offering a free photo-shoot consisting of black and white headshots (and nothing more, I know what all my male friends are thinking). … Continue reading

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Gracious Friends

I’m always been appreciative of forgiving friends, and I feel this isn’t by coincidence, given my personality. So it was a great relief when Jeff was so gracious after I tried to kill his four-year old daughter, Siena. It wasn’t … Continue reading

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European Girls and their Armpits

Whenever I’m hanging out with a few of my American buddies, and the conversation veers towards girls, I wait for someone (I’m thinking of you, Paul Perry) to inevitably say, “Don’t European Girls have hair armpits? I don’t know how … Continue reading

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Offensive Gingerbread Men

I was invited to a brilliant and inventive party by a friend of mine, and what made it so great, beyond the great company and vast quantities of smoked ham and soft cheeses I ate, was the gingerbread man competition. … Continue reading

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