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Last Wednesday was an 'interesting' day. Today I got the icing on the cake; the cherry on the sundae; the grand slam; the crowning achievement.... I got a speeding ticket. In the mail. From... you guessed it: last Wednesday. I know exactly when it ha (read full article)
Remembering my first Bastille Day in France: 2004.Ten days after the Americans wave the Red, White and Blue to celebrate the 4th of July the French wave the Red, White and Blue to celebrate the 14th....14 juillet as it's known in France, Bastille Day (read full article)
Summer has arrived here in the Lot et Garonne. I packed away my sweatshirts and winter jacket - for the third, and I hope last time until next winter. It was hot yesterday. Very hot. So we hauled firewood. It's a hard dirty job anytime but in hot, hu (read full article)
Yes, dear readers, I moved to France and got fat. I became overweight. Note that I didn't say that I gained weight. I became overweight. Could this be the real reason French women don't get fat? Well, there are certain cultural differences that serio (read full article)
Question: Why should one always wear sexy underwear for doctor's appointments in France? Answer: Because if you're going to parade around strangers, of both sexes and all ages, in your undies (or less) for the better part of an hour you'll want to lo (read full article)
Sometimes, I truly hate doing the weekly shopping.I try to time it so the store is the least busy, meaning that I'm checking out around 1:00pm when every proper French person is sitting down to their 3 course lunch.Unfortunately, that means that thin (read full article)
Sometimes, I truly hate doing the weekly shopping.I try to time it so the store is the least busy, meaning that I'm checking out around 1:00pm when every proper French person is sitting down to their 3 course lunch.Unfortunately, that means that (read full article)
Note to self: Must wear clothes when outside.It's a simple enough premise.I don't know why I seem to have such a hard time grasping it.Perhaps it's because I so rarely get caught.Note that I said 'rarely' not 'never'.I do know better. It's happened (read full article)
Note to self: Must wear clothes when outside.It's a simple enough premise.I don't know why I seem to have such a hard time grasping it.Perhaps it's because I so rarely get caught.Note that I said 'rarely' not 'never' (read full article)
The cooktop....The saga continues.I was nice. Much as I enjoy ranting and raving, most people seem to prefer not to be on the receiving end of said rants and raves.So, I was nice.I handed over all of the prior paperwork, apologized for my poor lang (read full article)
The cooktop....The saga continues.I was nice. Much as I enjoy ranting and raving, most people seem to prefer not to be on the receiving end of said rants and raves.So, I was nice.I handed over all of the prior paperwork, apologized for my poor lang (read full article)
The Saga of the Cooktop continues...My cooktop has 5 burners.... All of which are supposed to work....There is 1 small burner, 1 larger burner and 3 medium burners.Shortly after installing it the small burner quit working. We took it in to be repai (read full article)
The Saga of the Cooktop continues...My cooktop has 5 burners.... All of which are supposed to work....There is 1 small burner, 1 larger burner and 3 medium burners.Shortly after installing it the small burner quit working. We took it in to be repai (read full article)
First, is there a short name for the automated answering systems that all businesses use now?You know the: If you want help press one; If you just like playing on the phone press two....Since I don't know the answer I shall refer to such as the AAS f (read full article)
First, is there a short name for the automated answering systems that all businesses use now?You know the: If you want help press one; If you just like playing on the phone press two....Since I don't know the answer I shall refer to such as the (read full article)
The five second delay.You've heard of it regarding TV and radio broadcasting.... When the producers aren't certain the talking heads can keep a civil tongue, so they have a built-in broadcast delay and a kill switch if things get over the top.That (read full article)
The five second delay. You've heard of it regarding TV and radio broadcasting.... When the producers aren't certain the talking heads can keep a civil tongue, so they have a built-in broadcast delay and a kill switch if things get over the (read full article)
My cook top is not working.... Again. This is the third time in less than one year of use that a burner has ceased to function as the French so nicely say. It's the same one that 'ceased to function' last summer. I am not happy. Je ne (read full article)
My cook top is not working.... Again. This is the third time in less than one year of use that a burner has ceased to function as the French so nicely say. It's the same one that 'ceased to function' last summer. I am not happy. Je ne (read full article)
To keep you entertained whilst I'm in the mountains... Here's one from the archives:Fox Hunting is no longer legal in Britain. It is, of course, still perfectly legal to put on the pretty red jackets and go madly galloping across the countryside (read full article)
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