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- The end of the beginning
- Beacon
- Holes
- Laying the foundation
- Cardboard cutout
- Ian is in his happy place
- Florence, the Machine
- Skunk skinning – stage 2
- Homicidal maniac?
- Everyday magic
- Scholarship!
- Stupid, stupid, stupid gun laws
- Little oddities in America
- Unexpectedly huge arrivals
- Top of the class
- Cowboy manifesto
- Why is “maths” plural?
- Skiing – America vs. Europe
- Going to school in the city
- School is school, right?
- Jurassic Park
- On the subject of bald eagles
- Not a good day to be a coot
- All about the birds
- The symbol of America
- Wildlife documentary in action
- New Year pyrotechnics
- The difference between British and American wellies
- Flying on a Bumblebee
- Why is peppermint red?
- Relearning how to write Christmas cards
- Culturally confused when it comes to greeting people
- Fog on the Bay
- Seal savers
- The best commute ever
- California
- A new perspective on Thanksgiving
- For coffee connoisseurs
- It’s big, dude
- Underwater disco
- Turtle sunset
- Snorkelling in Hawai‘i
- Dolphin safari
- Good chocolate is like wine
- Sharks keep me awake at night
- Driving ambition
- Panto-esque
- Festivalmania
- Little words, big moment
- Impatience
- All-American experience
- A little slice of England
- Mother’s Day vs. Mothering Sunday
- Tech CEO at work
- Artist in residence
- High bison
- Bouquets to Art 2015
- It’s Max’s turn
- The charm of the Deep South?
- New Orleans vs. Nashville
- French Quarter Festival
- The perfect civil rights storm
- A cowboy boot for every job
- Planting new hope for horses
- The motherland of country music
- Shopping for cowboy boots in cowboy country
- Elvis has left the building
- Mississippi swamp
- The day before Ash Wednesday
- Any excuse for a parade
- Efficient burial
- Swamplands
- Musical road trip
- The road to Sweet Sixteen
- π day
- Infinite Monkey Cage
- Sunrise
- How can you tell it’s Christmas?
- Cooking with a mathematician
- Feral chickens
- Grand Canyon of the Pacific
- Hawai‘i = surfing
- Wack‘y langu‘age
- Tropical paradise
- Max’s birthday
- Halloween
- Disney tourism
- White water
- Smith Rock
- Counting fish
- Waterfalls
- Tetrahedral
- Sand angel
- Singing on the mountain
- Vampires and rainforests
- Holy crap
- Sand in so many wrong places
- Redwood forest
- “RV” stands for Really huge Vehicle
- Spelunking
- Same subject, different angle
- Is that underwear?
- Painted cars
- Signs
- Big country
- Blood moon
- The dangers of hypermobility
- Flying buses
- Bouquets to Art
- Dressed for the cold
- Yet another beautiful moonrise
- Rain stops play
- Soul food
- Crazy about sand castles
- Gabriella’s performing again
- Imagine Dragons
- Driving success
- A wide berth
- Sand architects
- Cookie Trail
- Max in a nutshell
- Attack of the wellies
- Max the thespian
- When religion meets football
- Vehicular rain dance
- Weird, wonderful, wrong weather
- Love it or hate it, it’s cheaper in Britain
- The lie of the land
- Is it the end of term, or the beginning?
- Thanksgiving vs. Christmas
- A mouthful
- There’s something wrong with this picture
- Shark Tale
- Peculiar pelicans
- How the children spend their holiday
- Images of Baja
- Flying pumpkins
- Our driveway: a fatal attraction
- The downside of sunny days
- Guy Fawkes celebrations in America
- Marketing twaddle?
- Way too much excitement
- Halloween experience
- The big day
- No bad days
- Phew! We’ve chosen a good school
- Taking fancy dress to a new level
- Fog-beast
- Batty about Halloween
- Sunrise
Author Archives: Ian Gotts
Sunrise
This was the view from our deck one morning this week. It’s such a hard life…
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A pro basketball game. 4 x 12 mins = 3 hours
Our next door neighbour very kindly invited me to a pro basketball game. He is an Oakland Warriors season ticket holder so attends about 40 of the 80 games each season. There is no doubt that a game is a … Continue reading
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Immigration systems go down… All USA borders closed
SF O is normally very efficient and friendly. You get off an 11 hour flight, walk a relatively short distance by LHR T5 standards, turn the corner and you see the bank of immigration desks with no more than 5 … Continue reading
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Had a FAB day : Fighting Archaic Bureaucracy
I am sure that every country has its bureaucratic nightmares and most residents are never subjected to them. I am referring to the process of establishing yourself in another country – visa, social security, banking, home rental, driving licence….. The … Continue reading
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