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Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. Newer posts →. The Superbowl… in food. 5 February, 2013. Everything that I ever posted is now, more or less, a hazy memory. Such has been my neglect of the blog. But I don’t think I ever posted about the Superbowl, despite our friend J’s earnest efforts to explain American football to us back in 2011. Here’s the one that launched me on my voyage of discovery, from Time Out Chicago. Here’s one from 2011. Or: election season US style. I want...
Adventures with a baby 3: Halloween | The Sceptical Expat
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Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. Why kiss a baby when you can show them crying? Or: election season US style →. Adventures with a baby 3: Halloween. 31 October, 2012. What do a pirate, a monkey, a giraffe, a ladybird, a peacock, Micky and Minnie Mouse and a lobster have in common? That’s right. They are not remotely scary. Here is how two innocent Brits managed to misunderstand American Halloween conventions and terrify a room full of babies and toddlers:. I should say, i...
Porch culture | The Sceptical Expat
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Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. Syntactical drift →. 28 June, 2013. This post is dedicated to J, L and Z, our first and best guides through American culture, whose fine porch swing is pictured above. Which strictly speaking I guess is a separate thing). First, swinging, which should certainly not be restricted to the under-10s as a daily therapeutic activity. Of course, there is a downside to all this. The national enjoyment of extraneous decoration finds its natural...
Having coffee with my laptop | The Sceptical Expat
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Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. The American Art of the Standing Ovation →. Having coffee with my laptop. 7 January, 2011. How’s this for a bit of irrational behaviour. This morning, I was struggling to keep my focus on something I was trying to write. Constantly breaking off to check Facebook or find a snack or a drink. My solution? Go out to the Unicorn café. Why don’t we all go home? British 30something wannabe academic, moving to Chicago for three years in August 2010.
Cake | The Sceptical Expat
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Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. Porch culture →. 20 June, 2013. I’m feeling emotional today after saying our first goodbye. So this is by way of a consolatory post where I remind myself that all is not lost: we may be losing some friends, but we are returning to the land of cake. It is well known that Americans do not do tea. Order a tea here and they immediately announce their incompetence by asking: ‘. This is not, as one might assume, a cake flavoured with coffee....
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Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: June 2011. Saturday, June 25, 2011. This post was inspired by a great post at Grumpy Old Woman's. Blog Toni's talking about the US and Mike chat's about the UK:. Complete change of wardrobe. (Yay - no more ski jackets and snow boots.). Al fresco dining - 90% of the time. 3 months off school - (double edged sword). Outdoor concerts, movies, street festivals, farmers' markets, - everything. Fetching young ladies who, for the sake of my heart’s health, should be forced to wear an overcoat.
Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: Write For Us. Do you want to be part of a legend in the making? Do you want to be able to tell your grandchildren, "I was there at the beginning, I got involved, I made a difference! Well, good for you! But aside from that, would you like to write for us? If you're an expat, or someone who has visited the UK or the US, or someone who just wants to, if you have something to say about life in your host country and its inherent differences, difficulties or unanticipated joy, let us know. Cultu...
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Pond Parleys: November 2011. Sunday, November 27, 2011. Our friend The American Resident. Has a new gig as a columnist for the Expat Focus web site. She is currently talking about. Being the only American in the village, and it got us thinking…. The problem with being an American in Britain these days is that you can’t swing a bowler hat without hitting one. We are pretty much everywhere. But that’s okay—take a trip to southern Spain and you’ll find towns filled with British expats.). So being an America...
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Pond Parleys: March 2011. Wednesday, March 30, 2011. MidWeek Mention - Fit for a King. Want to celebrate the Royal Wedding in style but have nothing to wear? Here is the answer to your dilemma: Royal Wedding Commemorative Condoms. The perfect thing for that big knight when, as the ad copy says, you “lie back and think of England.”. An analogy too far? And I thought I had gone over the top by buying a commemorative tea cup. The Crown Jewels website:. An article about them:. Sunday, March 27, 2011. There w...
Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: The Benefits of Staycationing. Sunday, June 12, 2011. The Benefits of Staycationing. This week, while Toni is busily. Known as an American High School Graduation,. Annabella Forbes- founder of Bed&Fed. A network of home from home guest rooms across the UK and Ireland- and I take a lo. Ok at the phenomenon known as the "Staycation.". A derisive term applied to holidays spent in your own country. That is, if you actually go on vacation at all. But this is best left for another post.). We have...
Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: January 2012. Saturday, January 7, 2012. Yes, you caught us. We were just taking down the bunting, folding up the chairs and putting the tables away. The tea and coffee-making area also needs a wash-down, so if you want to lend a hand, don’t be shy. There’s a plate of cookies/biscuits on the counter; they may be a bit stale, but help yourself. I mean, it is kinda traditional, and this is an occasion of sorts, and, uh, well, we just assumed…okay, we’ll buy. We covered topics ranging from gun...
Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: The Books. Is an invaluable resource for Americans who want to make a smooth transition when visiting or relocating to the UK. This entertaining and practical insider's guide contains scores of established do's and don’ts that only a Brit would know. For more about the book, visit Rules Britannia. More Postcards From Across the Pond. Is a chronicle, not so much about what divides us, but what makes us the same. For more about the book, visit Postcards From Across the Pond. 19 Feb 10: Mike i...
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Pond Parleys: Draining the Pond. Saturday, January 7, 2012. Yes, you caught us. We were just taking down the bunting, folding up the chairs and putting the tables away. The tea and coffee-making area also needs a wash-down, so if you want to lend a hand, don’t be shy. There’s a plate of cookies/biscuits on the counter; they may be a bit stale, but help yourself. I mean, it is kinda traditional, and this is an occasion of sorts, and, uh, well, we just assumed…okay, we’ll buy. We covered topics ranging fro...
Pond Parleys
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Pond Parleys: Happy Holidays. Sunday, December 18, 2011. We wish you all a Merry Christmas. Or a Happy Hanukkah. May your Holidays be blessed. December 18, 2011 at 8:51 PM. The same to you . whichever persuasion you might be. But Im saying *Happy Christmas*. December 20, 2011 at 11:51 PM. And Seasonal Felicitations to you all too! Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to Pond Parleys. 30 Aug 10: Toni on the first Expat Focus Podcast. The pleasure...
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Discourses on a wide range of subjects from a grumpy old man. Tuesday, May 28, 2013. The Snoopers Charter - Why? The recent horrific murder of a soldier in London has caused our politicians in the UK to have a knee jerk reaction. The Communications Data Bill (or Snoopers Charter) was previously knocked back because of fears of invasion of privacy. Now it seems that they want to dust it off and bring it back. What is the point however? Those with something to hide, those criminals or terrorists that the b...
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Hello I'm Daniel Halliday. My thoughts on life, both work and play. I like science, sceptisim and fantasy equally. Incredible dashcam video of #chinaexplosion https:/ t.co/SY8ASCm7FX. My last tweet published Aug 13, 2015. 3:38 pm. Nobodys Home: An Anubis Gates Story. An enjoyable novella - I am not familiar with the world it is set in, but now quite fancy picking up related books. Heat Wave (Nikki Heat, #1). A book based on the show Castle, a show I regularly find entertaining? This was written apparentl...
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scepticalenquiry | Any Questions? Taking the K out of Scepticism
Taking the K out of Scepticism. This Mechanism Is Not Well Understood – Lacunae in Science. April 8, 2011. The ‘mechanism’ in many CAM therapies notably in homeopathy – ‘is not well understood’. Skeptics have been trying to transmute this – by media drip feed – into ‘there is no mechanism’. Or, as then-US-Defence-Secretary Rumsfeld explained to justify a war: stick with what we can see ignore the ‘unknown unknowns’. Assumption, assertion and strange mud-slinging is all we get. German pharma giant Merck&#...
The Sceptical Expat | lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions
Lost in Chicago, won't ask for directions. About me and the blog. 13 July, 2013. I’ve been a bit coy about my area of academic expertise on the blog up to now, but here is where I half-out myself: I am a person who used to study syntax. M and I thought we were pretty much down with American English, along with every other Brit who grows up watching American TV and reading American books. And I’ve previously documented. I hear you ask. Well, this is what I mean:. Was eating an eggplant at the time. And, p...
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Too Young to Be Auld. Life's so short and so fast. You can think up the rest. and then You can rest. And the rest is silence. But I love words. words. words. Lubię pisać. Bo lubię mówić - ale kiedy piszę inni zdecydowanie rzadziej mi przerywają. View my complete profile. Przy kominku - jest całkiem miło. I read, when I don't write. Philip Gooden, Krew Królów. Z lektur prowincjonalnej nauczycielki. Pies je. Kot jada. Nieznane Wspomnienia Richarda Sharpe. Jakiś triumf przydałby się bezsprzecznie. And all t...
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine. Shirts, Mugs, and Bags. Right click 'save as' to download). Http:/ traffic.libsyn.com/skepticality/257 Skepticality.mp3. 8211; Date August 7th, 2015. 8211; Send your cool ‘SCIENCE! Shout-outs to hosts @ skepticality.com. 8211; Theme song by Steve Seamans of the Daisy Dillman Band. 8211; Get the song HERE. 8211; Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing books. Or using our Amazon link. 8211; Big thank you to James Randi. Dragon Con: Skeptic Track.
Skepticality - The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine
The Official Podcast of Skeptic Magazine. Shirts, Mugs, and Bags. Right click 'save as' to download). Http:/ traffic.libsyn.com/skepticality/257 Skepticality.mp3. 8211; Date August 7th, 2015. 8211; Send your cool ‘SCIENCE! Shout-outs to hosts @ skepticality.com. 8211; Theme song by Steve Seamans of the Daisy Dillman Band. 8211; Get the song HERE. 8211; Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing books. Or using our Amazon link. 8211; Big thank you to James Randi. Dragon Con: Skeptic Track.
