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Just saw Les Miserables (opened this weekend in the UK). 4 stars. Loved it. I was a decent fan of the Les Mis before. Saw […]

It’s interesting listening to Americans talk here, because they talk differently. I’m already doing it also. Part of it is we use British terms, like […]

I mentioned before how medicines are different here, like Benadryl is not the same as in the US. I found out that Benadryl here is […]

Enjoyed this story on David Shaw being a torch-bearer for African-American football coaches. I’m not a particularly big fan of affirmative action, but I do […]

I haven’t had eggnog here. All the holiday parties at home had it; not here (there is, however, a lot of mulled wine). Although Starbucks […]

Rough couple weeks heathwise for the Chais. First Joshua got this thing that’s been going around, had a high fever and cough for a full […]

The latest issue of ESPN the Magazine consisted of a bunch of interviews, and it was striking how many of them expounded on length about […]

Floors numbers in the UK are indexed computer-science style. The ground floor is floor 0. 1st floor is the US 2nd floor. And so on. […]

Stanford just sent me an email with a link to the list of the Honor Roll of Donors for the past year. So evil, publishing […]

This reddit comment on the Hostess situation is fascinating for the insight it presents on the relevant players. I haven’t done full due diligence to […]