I wish America would import this from the UK
If America imported this one particular thing from the UK, it would change presidential politics forever. I’m certainly not one to care who the current American Ceasar is or who the next one will be. Although I proudly supported and voted for Dr. Paul in the 2012...
read moreOK sooooooo it turns out I lived in a 400-year old haunted house… and now I’m back
A few weeks ago, I was enjoying a five day stint taking care of a client’s house while they were on a 5-day vacation (or a “holiday” as they call it here in the UK). It was easy, relaxing, and uneventful... until day three. I walked into my room, heard the click of a...
read moreSome thoughts on London: communists, vandalism, and diversity
One of the things I wanted to do while I visited London was to go to a show. This isn't the best time of year for tours, so the best I could find was a tribute band show: OutRage Against The Machine - UK's Premier Rage Against the..., Nirvana UK, and FAKE NO MORE. By...
read moreI was humbled by watching the news in the UK about Armistice Day
As an American, there are things about other countries that you can read about, then there are things you can only truly understand while in those countries. When was the last time a large war with a foreign State (not including the Confederate States of America) was...
read moreI called an audible!
The quarterback tells his offensive teammates what play they’re going to run next and breaks the huddle. He confidently walks the offense up to the line of scrimmage, scans the opposing defense, and recognizes their scheme from film study. He now realizes the play...
read moreThe most beautiful thing I saw at Niagara Falls
There are a lot of fun things to do and see at Niagara Falls. The ferris wheel, the Maid of the Mist boat tours, the zipline that takes you 2,200 feet (670 meters) down to the Falls, and of course, the amazing Falls themselves. There’s even a small, but impressive...
read moreI experienced the first rule of traveling on the first day of traveling
The alarm went off at 3am that morning. It was time to get up so I can make my 5:25am flight from Manchester, NH. It was the beginning of the “visit friends and family before I leave the country” part of my journey. Everything was going so smoothly. My friend Louie...
read moreIf you had a chance to tell corporate Verizon something, what would you say?
This is the story of how I quit my job and told corporate what I thought. It was mid-May, 2016. After working for Verizon for over five years, I’d spent the previous five months thinking of selling most of my stuff and traveling the world. Before I could travel,...
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