Archive for September, 2007

Becoming American

 By dixie

September 28th

While I’ve always had an opinion on what makes an “American” (in the “citizen of the United States” sense, not the “living on one of the American continents” sense), it’s only in the past ten years that opinion has really crystallized into something I will pick fights over. Becoming a citizen is a pretty big [...]

Can’t say something nice

 By dixie

September 27th

…but unable to not say anything at all. There are a few very nice, very sweet Ravelers in the Tea group over there extolling the virtues of PG Tips as a tea. They exchange information on where to find the stuff in their area. It is their standard cuppa. It has its own thread on [...]

Photos

 By uber

September 26th

I have finally completed my life’s work and done most of the organisation of the 560-odd MegaBytes of photos I took in America.
They can be perused at my flickr site.
I am rapidly running out of excuses for why I haven’t blogged the hols, or written my Gaelcon scenario.

Of Interest to Planar Travellers

 By uber

September 25th

According to Monte Cook, it’s pronounced “Sig-ill” rather than “Sidgil“.
Either way, I’m sticking with Brudja, and never Broohah.

New candidate for coffee

 By dixie

September 24th

That question always drives me bonkers. “Which historical figure would you most want to have coffee/beer/dinner with?” I usually answer Martin Luther King Jr, mostly because I think I’d like to hear him speak in a conversation rather than in that speech that gives me goosebumps. After reading this story about Louis Armstrong sounding off [...]

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