I’m A Movie Star
Here we are in London. Yes, like rats fleeing the sinking ship, we have left the United States of America and have landed on these Shores Of Freedom, this Rock…
President Chavez UN Speech
Below is the full text of the address given to the United Nations by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday, September 20:CHAVEZ (through translator): "Representatives of the governments of the…
President Bush UN Speech
Below is the full text of the address given to the United Nations by U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006:BUSH: "Mr. Secretary General, Madam President, distinguished…
Mexico, my Mexico!!
Reconnoitering in our new neighborhood of Ealing, having just handed over deposit on the New Place (or, in British, 'New Plaice'), we stumbled onup an establishment that insisted - absolutely…
Spider Attack!
London has the biggest spiders in the world.Why didn't anyone tell us this?Yesterday, we went with the more expensive one-bedroom apartment, by the way, closer to all the amenities, for…
Horns of a Dilemmer
So what do we do?Do we take the large one-bedroom just off Ealing Broadway for £1150/month (GREAT location)? Or do we take the medium-sized two-bedroom 10 minutes walk from Ealing…
Foreigners
You know what the problem with London is?Too many damned foreigners.I'm sitting now in this Internet cafe, and I've already heard about 6 different languages - and not a one…
Arrivee
Dear Gang,Janet and I have arrived safely in London. After nearly 24 hours of snoozing, we have ventured out into Acton, which is like Vermont Ave, south of Sunset Blvd,…