So you’re an American in Britain with a hankering for Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, a Hershey’s bar, a Mr. Goodbar or whatever. What to do, where to go? Got a few tips for you that may help. First of all, the Brits aren’t too fond of the entire peanut butter and chocolate combo. Believe me,…
One of my favorite memories of being a kid was when my dad switched on the radio so I could hear NORAD – you know, the missile tracking people – reporting that Santa had been spotted and was on his way. Now with my own kids, I do the same thing each year. But NORAD…
So Sir Elton John ties the knot now that same sex marriages — or civil partnerships — are allowed in the United Kingdom. Good for him and his partner, and I only hope we’ll see the same finally come to the US. I’ve got several very close friends who are gay, including one who is…
Some long flights and airport waiting gave me time to whip through The Neanderthal Parallax, a trilogy of books from one of my favorite SF authors, Robert J. Sawyer. It’s a great alternative history/universe romp. Hominds Hominids kicks it off, with a Neanderthal suddenly appearing in the middle of a neutrino detection tank in Canada.…
One of tonight’s bedtime books was You Wouldn’t Want to Be an American Pioneer! This was another great find I came across on a trip back home recently. It’s both well illustrated and chock full of information on what it was like to cross the country back in the 1800s. The kids especially like the…