Banking update: though our small local bank's technology is of the suck, they are all very nice people which makes it a lot better. Tom deposited the check, got a balance, and figured that we are probably OK.
Thanks for the offer vw! I have to get ready for a client meeting at 3pm though. But you gave me an idea, I will fix myself a nice afternoon cup of coffee.
Also, if you have any chance to see York, it's marvelous.
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Sorry to be picture pushing, but I haven't seen them for a while and Tom's captions are cracking me up, which is totally what I need right now.
York is wonderful. Right after Bosworth, the townspeople of York ran a banner around the city that basically read "This day was our good King Richard grievously slain". Henry (stupid early NeoCon Tudor poop) ordered them to take it down, and they told him to get stuffed.
Canterbury does indeed rock. In terms of English cathedrals though, there's just something about the ruins of Glastonbury that do me in. It's such an amazing and obvious blend of pre-Christian and Christian legend.
With all this talk of England, I'm reminded of how much fun I had when I was there. I want to go back and stay for a month.
Thanks, John.
Not sure there would be much to see at Eweford Cottages, SA, but here's a link to Dunbar itself. It is a charming place, plus of course there's a ruined castle :)
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Betsy's furnace is broken, too? What the hell is up with these furnaces? Don't they know it's cold? Lousy shirkers.
Walking Hadrian's Wall sounds fun. I should probably do some of the long walks I want to do in my own country, first.
I loved the Viking museum and the city wall. Now that I think about it, I'm a wall freak rather than a castle freak. I love how the London wall appears at odd places. It's really all part of my Roman Britain obsession. As a child, I went from a dinosaur obsession to a horse obsession to a Roman Britain obsession kicked off by Rosemary Sutcliff.
I wonder if I'll ever get to England in this lifetime.
