We are having our heating system repaired today, so it had to be shut down for a few hours. Result? It’s now freezing in our house. Struggling to keep myself warm, I ponder the value of some of the wonderful technological solutions that take care of our needs: to be warm and protected from harsh […]
UK TV has exhumed zombies from the media grave and brought them upstairs and then downstairs after an episode of Lewis a program which is More with Morse left out…well thus , Lewis. It is a choice of boredom and brain destruction such as The Apprentice or the mood and setting of Poirot, then the […]
Travelling from France (Europe) to the UK is often a matter of making the timing work – if you seek a pleasurbale entry, a favorable arrival in that little old England. The perfect solution I’ve found is a stay at La Matelotte – a four star hotel facing the sea at the mouth of the […]
Woodbridge, Wikham Market, Aldeborough, Hemligham Hall and gardens… [nggallery id=23]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The Great Inertia Sector: A whistleblower’s account of council work where staff pull six-month sickies Monday morning, it’s 10am and I’m late for work – but there’s no point hurrying because even though I should have been at my desk 30 minutes ago, I know I’ll […]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. The unacknowledged giant – Norman Macrae Few journalists have had as great an influence—or been proved right so often—as the man who, for 23 years, was the deputy editor of The Economist […] He kept the flame of free-market thinking burning during the long night of […]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. How Federal Crackdown on Bribery Hurts Business And Enriches Insiders – Forbes.com […] A former prosecutor, to be sure, does not work on the defense of the same case he had as a government lawyer. But there is nothing to stop prosecutors from ginning up cases […]
Morning Reading, selected articles of interest from various publications. Outfoxing the Counterfeiters- WSJ.com The new $100 bill is the most sophisticated attempt yet to combat forgery. Since colonial times, the U.S. has engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with criminals and foreign governments eager to pass off brilliant fakes. […] Yet paper money flourished, thanks to […]
An Easter-inspired gallery… (flowers, Easter eggs, lamb, and the sea in the spring….) [nggallery id=22]
Re-printed from CreteTravel.com blog (April Fools 2010) An astonishingly timely hotel concept launches today with the opening of the first 7 hotels in the newborn X-Hotels™ chain. This infant in the worldwide hospitality scene is expected to grow fast – there will be 30 X-Hotels open within 6 months and brand-linked cafes and restaurants under the X-Presso™ […]
