What’s Your Story?

My daughter has just begun to babysit and the other night the two adorable little girls she was trying to put to bed begged her to read endless stories. Finally, she bribed them with an original. When she told it to me later she said she tried to tell them The Little Mermaid but she couldn't remember it all. As I listened to her version of the...

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The Real Difference Between Britain and the US, Part 1

Being an ex-pat for nearly 16 years now, I sometimes feel that I belong somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic but not on either shore. The differences between the cultures glare just as brightly as they always did and I am always keen to step into the shoes of the foreigner. 

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Take the May Bank Holiday in Britain, the second one....

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