ROBERT BURNS FAMILY FLUTE
Robert Burns family flute is a story I have not heard before, and I have been involved in staging Robert Burns Suppers for many years …
SEVERE WARNING
This week I am issuing a severe warning of an event that seems to be creeping ever, and inexorably, closer, on a daily basis. It …
ICE CREAM
The quest for ice cream that doesn’t melt is getting closer to fruition. Ice cream is a staple of summer, but melts quickly when the …
PORTUGUESE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY
The only remaining Portuguese narrow gauge railway line plays host to heritage trains, offering a chance to travel through the stunning Vouga Valley in a …
TRAVEL MORE
This blog, which I’ve entitled “Travel More”, reports an interview conducted by the former BBC America announcer, Katty Kay, with one of the U.S.’s most …
CLINICAL CONDITION
This article, written by Brent Molnar, identifies a well-documented clinical condition that fits Donald Trump’s erratic behavior to a tee: This analysis has been endorsed …
LEGISLATION AND THE COURTS
I am in the middle of reading a book by Stephen Breyer, called Reading the Constitution, and it triggered a thought about the relationship between …
WATER
I have often thought that the next world war will be fought over water. Not territory, nuclear arms, dominant economies, exploitation of space, Antarctica or …
BEWARE OF DUNG CARTS
Beware of dung carts! One day in August 1565, James Johnson got drunk. By early evening he was so intoxicated that he fell asleep in …
U.S. CITIZENS
People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens by birth. However, this kind of citizenship is not the same as the kind of citizenship that …