Are we more divided these days?
In the 1980s, we had relatives living in Kamchatka, a far-away peninsula in the Russian...
How proud am I of my country?
How proud am I of America? Well, by next week this should be an interesting...
It’s not a lie, it’s true!!
It was in Sri Lanka, many moons ago, during our 3-week vacation on this most...
My Sexiest Computer Game
Imagine Moscow, 1994. I am 19 and live in a multiapartment building in the Yasenevo...
A new pope – do we care?
Americans, even catholic Americans, have an odd relationship with the Vatican. The Americans send heaping...
Games we used to play
In those halcyon days of the beginning of the swinging sixties, I was a commuter...
My most bizarre dreams…
These will appear bizarre to anybody that hasn’t experienced my life, but for me, maybe...
Cheque, cash, card or crypto?
I last wrote a cheque about 20 years ago. I have always detested carrying cash...
Is our news media biased?
Is the U.K.’s media biased? Back in 1992, print newspapers in the U.K. had a...
My most amazing cultural experience…
My parents were, effectively, refugees in Britain immediately after WW2. My mum never expressed a...