When I look at various places in England, I can’t help but think that’s where I’m supposed to be. It’s a strange feeling. I drop the man on Google maps street view and have a look around knowing that it’s a place I want to be, no matter where it is. I’ve been there…
Month: October 2010
Notebooks and silk undies
One week to go before our trip to the UK, and I’m busy printing things for the MoH’s notebook. Because he’s not involved in the planning, he’s often out of the loop outside of our discussions about a trip, when I can’t keep one more detail in my head and have to unload. Bear in…
Billy Collins and stiff upper lips
I love Billy Collins. He makes me think differently about the things I think about. His sometimes irreverent, and certainly candid perspective always stops me long enough to think: Really? Do I need to take myself that seriously? It’s refreshing. What’s not refreshing is that in this month of heightening everyone’s awareness about breast cancer,…