Recently both Ashley and I have been asked how we are able to afford the adventure we are undertaking on our way home to Australia. Aside from wondering what impression people have about our relative financial stability, it has led … Continue reading
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A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone. ~Jo Godwin I finally have it, the ultimate answer. I have put my finger on the proverbial pulse of the world and discovered how to halt the decline of … Continue reading
“Well, that just dills my pickle!” – typical Southern-ism It’s easy to be a Southerner in the North. Yankees love Southern accents and I always get a kick out of theirs. They generally like my traditional cooking, provided I‘m not … Continue reading
What is it about communal eating that makes it such a central part of our lifestyle? It is not, after all, the most attractive process to undertake in public. Compiling sustenance and shoveling one utensil after another into our gaping … Continue reading
In some nomadic cultures, packing up one’s livelihood is second-nature, simply a part of life. You wrap your items in a blanket, strap your baby in a papoose, put your yurt in your oxcart and off you go. I know … Continue reading
Conventions are held the world over for any number of reasons; trade conventions, hobbies, pastimes, fads, obsessions (haven’t you heard about Star trek conventions?) or pop cultural fads of the moment. But it is in America that these events are … Continue reading
As a devoted follower of NPR and the reading recommendations of Tina Brown, I was intrigued by this morning’s review of an essay by Geoff Dyer entitled “On Being an Only Child.” I wonder if the lack of siblings with … Continue reading
Where would we be without words? Aside from a real difficulty telling a bartender what you would like to drink, there would be no lit-tra-ture, no Shakespeare, Hemingway, Byron, Yeats or Kerouac. It is not the purpose of this post … Continue reading
As an expat I have been, for many years, a little like an overseas embassy, benefiting from both traditional Australian holidays and also those of my adopted country, the US. As both countries were settled by Europeans there are, to … Continue reading
I have heard that over the past two years the average size of houses has decreased. This is, at least for me, news of some importance. Until 2009 the average house size in the US and also Australia was steadily … Continue reading
Beat Like Kerouac - now with child! 