Uglies: The Review
on Jan 3, 2009 in Scoot Westerfeld Uglies Book Review I rarely trust recommendations for reading from most of my friends because my tastes and theirs tend to not match up well. That's not to say there haven't been the occasional hits, but mostly it doesn't work well. There have been exceptions

O2 Venue Review (versus BankAtlantic Center)
on Jan 2, 2009 in BankAtlantic Florida Panthers O2 England Venue Arena London Alright, this one's for my Panther Message Board friends.In a previous post, I mentioned that The O2 venue was awesome. The O2 was formerly the Millennium Dome, which was a much maligned tourist attraction, though I must say I rather enjoyed the Dome

England: The Rest
on Jan 1, 2009 in Elton John Tube Concert Review England London Went to the O2 Arena to see the special New Year's Eve programme (excerpts shown on NBC with Carson here in the USA via tape delay) which was broadcast live on ITV1.The O2 is an amazing arena. It's been repeatedly voted the best arena in the WOR

England Last Day (First Half)
on Dec 31, 2008 in England London Before I shut down for the night, I thought I'd post today's events. Not much to report -- we had the usual wake-up, breakfast -- where the proprietors, Indians, greeted us warmly and recognized us and chatted up Karen -- and then popped on the

England Day 6 complete
on Dec 30, 2008 in England London To answer several emails day one was departure day and I wasn't actually here. The first day here was day two even though it wasn't a full day. Day eight will be boring too as it will involve waking up and going to the airport. It just made the

England Day 4 end and Day 5 Complete
on Dec 29, 2008 in Tube England British London Last night Karen's feet were hurting because, against all advice, she wore NEW shoes on the trip and hald multiple blisters. So, long about 545pm we raced via foot and tube to Lilywhite's for her to buy new shoes. Naturally she started to buy th

England Day 4 (to 5pm)
on Dec 28, 2008 in England Personal London Today was a breakfast at Patisserie Valerie with the world's most delectable croissants. We walked from our hotel at Gloucester Road there and then on to Knightsbridge tube. We went to the Tower of London to take the Yeoman Warder tour and see the cr