Jennifer Lin was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer in the 1980s. In a recent article she recounted the time Donald Trump called her up to insult her. He then hung up on her, rang her editor and called her, as the article demurely states, the c-word. What astounded me was not that Donald Trump had used this…
Tag: politics
Brexit, Trump, and Explaining the Unexplainable: When It’s Exhausting to be an Expat
I saw an article about Americans on holiday bemoaning the fact they’re on one long Donald Trump apology tour. A fellow blogger felt similarly after a recent trip abroad. I had to laugh, just a little. Of course I’m sorry if anyone’s vacation is interrupted by Europeans trying to figure out what the heck is happening. But remember…you get to…
Like a Death Row Pardon Two Minutes Too Late
When I was but a wee lass, the children’s show Sesame Street used to end each episode with a little blurb about the show being “sponsored” by a number and/or letter. Today’s show was brought to you by the number 5 and the letter P!! Well, today’s rant is brought to you by the words hypocrisy…
Interrupting My Regularly Scheduled Programming…
For nearly four years I’ve been plugging away at this blog. I’ve covered a spectrum of topics from parenting to LEGO to life as an expat. Some posts do better than others. Some folks come for different reasons. Usually I follow a loose, self-imposed ‘rotation’ in terms of topics. Until recently…. If you’ve been with…
Wine and Cheese (Doodles) 