Just thought of another thing that this country gets consistently wrong in a weird contrarian illogical way: dates. OK, it’s just another cultural difference, which I have to get used to. But this one irks me more than some of the others – there’s no logic behind it that I can see (although when explained… Continue reading Another American Backwards Thing
Month: August 2012
California Wildlife Update
Up where I live in the Oakland hills, there’s lots of wildlife. We encountered quite a few species not seen in the UK. Just this morning, as I was walking down the path in my yard to catch the Transbay bus, I noticed something strange on the ground. I looked closer, and saw that it… Continue reading California Wildlife Update
American Backwards
I love living here, got my Green Card, not going anywhere, building a life etc etc please don’t shoot me. That said, here are some weird backwards things I’ve been noticing. Consider it an addendum to the Same but Different posts. Political Red and Blue In the UK, red is left-wing and blue is right-wing.… Continue reading American Backwards
More Recrafted Shoes
Here’s a follow up to this post about having my Allen Edmonds shoes recrafted. I’d sent one of the pairs of shoes I bought from eBay back to be recrafted, and I received them back a few days ago. I’m wearing them now, and they’re great – just as comfortable as they were before, but… Continue reading More Recrafted Shoes
Rally
sarahb:
Look, we have to stop saying “girl crush” and “man hug.” We already have words for those things: they are called crushes, and hugs. This has bugged me for years and I am ready to make it a cause. Join me.
Absolutely. Also “manba…
Gordon’s Alive
My dog Gordon has a bit of an attitude. He’s a little skinny guy at 25lbs, and his physique is closer to his Italian Greyhound half than his Australian Shepherd half. Despite this, he likes to get in the face of bigger dogs than him. We’ve tried to wean him off this behavior, but he… Continue reading Gordon’s Alive
New Laptop Unboxing and Review
When I finally made my mind up and bought a laptop from System 76, I wanted to document the unboxing, because although it’s not much of a fancy gadget, these Ubuntu-powered laptops are pretty rare. I wanted to show the world what it looked like and my first impressions. I’ve now received a replacement laptop… Continue reading New Laptop Unboxing and Review