No, my English friends, this is not a celebration of the mighty Hellman’s condiment. As any fule know, Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, and usually sees a spike in Tequila consumption across the United States. Today also marks the nine year …
Big Dates
Monday, April 19th, marked the seventh anniversary of my family’s permanent arrival in the United States. That I should only have realized this half way through the morning tells you something about how things have changed over those years. In earlier times the occasion was marked by hanging dark shrouds in the windows and playing Elgar at top volume on …
Happy Birthday Diz, and others
Big day for birthdays, today. My friend Martin turns 40 today. I’ve known him since we were both 13. Weird. It’s also my nephew Jack’s birthday, and for the nth consecutive year I have totally failed to get him a present or a card on time. He is always very understanding about this, but it doesn’t make me feel any …
Happy Birthday
Today is the seventieth birthday of my father, Julian James Lynch George. Happy Birthday, Dad. I wish I could be with you today. You don’t mind if I post these photos, do you…?