Tag Archives: America

Groundhog Day

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Slate.com Happy Groundhog Day! Although this is mainly an American and Canadian custom, I love the whole idea of it. Punxsutawney Phil comes out and if he sees his shadow, we get six more weeks of winter. As it … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin: American Ambassador

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Periscope Post Sarah Palin is for Real Twitter throws up the most amazing things sometimes. Occasionally you pick up something someone has said and it totally connects, other times you feel like you want to throttle someone for … Continue reading →

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After Bin Laden

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Denise Gould Dead or Alive So, Bin Laden’s pan bread. I can’t say I’m not glad to see the back of the Al-Qaeda leader, the biggest threat to the security of the World since Hitler, but I’m a bit … Continue reading →

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Fascinating, Fantastic and Fun: Trudeau, Heaney and McCall Smith

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The List Things conspired against me yesterday leaving me unable to post my blog entry. That’s twice in less than a week it’s happened and I am less than pleased with myself. Therefore, I voluntarily stick out my virtual … Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Book Festival Programme Announced

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: British Council I logged on to the Edinburgh Book Festival website first thing yesterday morning, but my hopes of an early scan of the 2010 events programme was dashed when I found out it was a 12 noon launch. … Continue reading →

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Echoes

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Pink Sherbet Photography I dug out some of my old Pink Floyd albums and brushed them down last night. It had been a while. I tend to go through waves of listening to a certain genre—3 months on ska, … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning For Our Cousins

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Art es Anna Day job work is starting to pile up around me. My colleague is on holiday in New Zealand for the best part of three weeks, leaving me to shoulder the responsibility for almost everything day-to-day as … Continue reading →

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Toothy Tales

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Conor Lawless One of the first things I did today was call the dentist. At 9:01am I dialled the number while tonguing the rather large (or so it felt) hole in the upper, rear, left area of my mouth. … Continue reading →

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