Very sad to read that former British foreign secretary Robin Cook has died at 59. Over two years ago I wrote this about him and I think it is still true: he stuck by what was known and how those known facts touched his principles.
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Sadly…Out Of Business
Once upon a time I was going to collect “…a-rama” photos. I even saw a “Photo-a-rama” in Paris in 1986 but passed up the opportunity being the pre-digital world of pay per print. I feel for the creditors of Billy back there in Old Saybrook Connecticut but the concept was sweet and I was ready to buy when I pulled in the parking lot.
Back
Back from the road. What a good thing interstate highways are. What a good thing hotel pools are. I almost bought the Jesus Christ Action Figure I saw, too.
Beach Head
I have done something I have never done. I have beach bummed and will again today. Being albino between the freckles this requires SPF 50 or stronger taken with my tea and rubbed all over as well as a canny set of umbrellas and tarps to actually isolate myself from the slightest contact with any rouge ray of sunlight…but still I am bumming. We have been to three beaches on 4 of the 5 last days and will beach again today and likely tomorrow as well. It is like a week of being in and out of the sauna…over and over. I am appear to be losing contact with my muscular system and have started to forget things. Like what it is like to have dry pants on. Why is it OK to walk around with soaking pants only by the sea? It is like a great conspiracy with strangers. We will all look silly, damp and all be mostly naked but we will only do so when we lay down before Lord Poseidon.
The Standard Baking Company, Portland, Maine
We stopped by The Standard Baking Company as we usually do in Portland. Can you tell I figured out how to post photos via my pal’s computer?
“Syrian” Sandwich
I was in New London, NH yesterday on the way down the
interstate 30 miles north of Concord and was at a place called Pizza Chef – or something like that – and had a “Syrian” which was basically a pita cut in half (destroying the pocket effect) with stuff between inside and baked. This was incredibly good. What happened was the cheese glommed into the veggie contents and the pita halves got a crisp consistency – all fed into my gaping maw for about 5 bucks and toasty warm. No messy tomato sauce or anything.
I have no idea if the Syrian was just this one shop’s specialty or whether it is a broader New Hampshire thing.
Time To Cut Equalization?
Is it time to cut equalization and other aspects of the massive Federal funding to the anti-constitutionalist PEI government?
It may be the law, but same-sex couples can’t get married on P.E.I. None of the provincial bills that cover marriage have been changed, and P.E.I.’s attorney general, Mildred Dover, said it will take an undetermined amount of time for the Island to follow Canadian law.
This was hardly unexpected in light of the general Charter fighting track record of the current suits…but isn’t it time to penalize those who would obstruct the enjoyment by Canadians of the full rights of being Canadian?