This is my fourth day in Silicon Valley. Apart from the weather being consistently British (sun and showers), its main impact on me has been a forceful reminder of my aversion to suburbia. This is the first of what will be several posts teasing out why I so dislike suburban development–particularly in America. Before I […]
It is both delightful and surprising that this village is one of the stops for trains between Vancouver & Seattle. I’d love to know the back story on how they wrangled that. The QFC here has the best champagne & port selection I’ve ever seen in a supermarket. So I bought myself a 1998 Comte […]
I am often accused of being an optimist. Now, I will readily admit that I’m a relatively happy person, and (mostly) pleasant to be around. I may even be guilty of having a rosy disposition. But optimist I am not. I will explain. I have the best family and friends in the world, for whom […]
Newsflash: I’m married now. In not-totally-unrelated news, I have resolved to resume blogging. So here we are. Those of you who have known me for a while may remember that I had a blog before there were blogs. I started it in August 2000. It has been more or less dormant since I came down […]