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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Christmas in America
Much as with Hallowe’en, the leadup to Christmas reveals that Americans take their holidays very seriously. Some people down the road have put up truly stupendous lawn decorations – they have an inflatable snow globe as tall as I am … Continue reading
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The road is calling
One of the reasons Mike and I get along is that we both have the same attitude to shopping, to wit: it’s an activity with a point, the point being to acquire something you need, and the best sort of … Continue reading
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It’s getting really rather cold here – colder than usual for this time of year, in fact. Yesterday morning it was minus fifteen when I left the house (Celsius, not Farenheit – it’s not that bad yet). The campus pond … Continue reading
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Buying In
The week after next, Mike and I are going to be embarking on a exciting new American adventure: buying a car. This is for several reasons. The first and most important is that Mike now has a shiny new work … Continue reading
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