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Canada Day London

July 1st was Canada Day. London had a huge Canada Day celebration in Trafalgar Square. I think Londoners love Canadians because they’re sorta like Americans in a way (outgoing and adventurous) without the downsides (global arrogance and religious fundamentalism). The Canadians were out in full Canadian gear—it seemed like they were wearing every single possible […]

Posted 06 July 2008 † peter § ‡ Comments (2) °

Weekend London Adventures

I had a pretty full day today. My Saturdays have become sorta routine in that I’ll spend the morning out shopping for stuff I need for the flat, then spending the afternoon exploring London. I went to IKEA on both of the last two Saturdays so it was nice not to have to go to […]

Posted 05 July 2008 † peter § ‡ Comments (1) °

I don’t get Obamamania

I don’t understand why so many people are enthralled by Obamamania. Here is a guy who has very little political experience, accomplished very little in the political realm, and is somehow “the most exciting” political candidate America has seen in decades.
I think people like the idea or concept of Obama. People love the idea […]

Posted 29 June 2008 † peter § ‡ Comments (1) °

Last weekend

We didn’t go anywhere for memorial day weekend but it was still a nice, relaxing weekend. A ton of people were out in Central Park Sunday afternoon. I love Central Park. I was telling the wife that there isn’t anything like this in Boston (the Boston Commons is no Central Park). A friend from church […]

Posted 01 June 2008 † peter § ‡ Comments (1) °

Blogging less

A lot of you may have noticed that I’ve been blogging less lately. Some of that is due to me being pretty busy at work but on the other hand, much of the reason why I’ve blogged in the past is to say what I’ve been up to. Facebook has sorta replaced blogging for that […]

Posted 01 June 2008 † peter § ‡ Comments (0) °