RandyDandy, an American Expat in London

Lots of Obama love in London right now. I made it to my Ashtanga yoga class this afternoon for the first time in weeks. My back, shoulders, and neck have been knotted for several days now. The instructor constantly admonishes us to smile, generally using a handful of stock phrases most of us have memorized.Today [...]

Here’s an email I just sent to Democrats Abroad headquarters in DC and the UK chapter:
I moved to London in January from Houston, TX and just received my ballot in the mail on Friday. I intended to fill it out and quickly return it, but I am confused by a supplemental document included which I [...]

Surely the headlines are mistaken. Americans are driving less and buying smaller cars. More people are taking the bus and riding bikes. New York’s Park Avenue could become the next pedestrian paradise.
Could the apocalypse be far away?
Environmentalists struggle to deliver their messages of irreversible climate change, hoping that Joe Q. will take notice, have a [...]

Despite my internet addictions and blogging habits, I admit I am slow to discover other relevant blogs. And even slower to actively participate in dialog with said blogs. Recently I found Westmonster, which mostly covers UK politics. This post includes an amusing statement highlighting the difficulties in translating between our two flavo(u)rs of English:
“Here on [...]