In honor of St. Patrick's Day (there are more Irish here in the U.S. than the Auld Sod...at least for today)... As Brendan Shaughnessy walked slowly up the walk to Sean O'Connor's home he was met at...
One more time... you Brits show grit and guts reminiscent of Churchill, while our feckless President and Secretary of State walk a tight rope between appeasement and no action. Background: "In a...
The new colors, especially the mauve headings don't jar the sisibilites nearly so much as the previous red whcih clashed with almost everything. You're probably tired of hearing about it, but any...
Recognizing that the 13 original colonies here in the U.S. were largely derived from Mother England, the recently ended strife between the two nations is seen as remedied and cause for a special...
After much brow-beating I attended Mrs. C.'s 30th year High School reunion. After a short while I noticed she had a lot of interest in a man sitting by himself at a nearby table... obviously drinking...
With a significant anniversary approaching I asked Mrs. C. what she'd like for a gift. She replied... "as long as it's sleek, low slung and goes from 0 to 160 in under 6 seconds, I'll be...
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month once again approaches (here in the U.S.) and there must be a moment of appreciation for all that have given some or everything so we can express out...
Apparently size matters... but who's to know when the maximum allotment has been attained? Yesterday, after constructing my usual verbose (but absolutely neccessary) response to a question, I found...
Why are the questions and answers indicating late August 2009? Or is just my connection? As an example, the first question on this Topic was asked 23 August, 2009 and the first response is showing 27...
Since there isn't a Topic titled Earth Shaking Events, I suppose this one will have to accomodate this admittedly non-question, scilicet: Shortly after noon on July 8, comes the moment that can be...
Since there isn't a Topic titled Earth Shaking Events, I suppose this one will have to accomodate this admittedly non-question, scilicet: Shortly after noon on July 8, comes the moment that can be...
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America "When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds...
There's some mysterious satisfaction in seeing our staid, stiff-upper-lipped Bobby (are they still called such?)cousins making the same ill determined judgement calls as their occasionally incompetent...
While watching a news program here in the U.S., this evening, a nice looking older, obviously British woman was one of several being interviwed. It seemed she was most likely a U.S. citizen since she...
In the grand scheme of things, I suppose it's not terribly important, but, after discussions with numerous friends about the relationship, historically speaking, between the U.S.and the U.K., I'd like...
So, our friendly gorcer has a fairly extensive International Foods section, including The United Kingdom... recently I was surprised to find jars of Marmite. I see it referenced on here occasionally...
A little known fact about Las Vegas Casinos actually has to do with the large number of churches in the area. Over the years, it's become common practice for the various houses of worship to find...
