Tag Archives: USA

Day 15 at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

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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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No Shit, Sherlock

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Wantoobee Baccara Revisions BACCARA BURNING is fully under way now that I’ve begun the regime of getting up WELL before the day job to work on it. By 6am I was ready and writing and it felt great; I … 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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1 Decade And 3

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: 13 Today is a special day in our house. It’s my daughter’s birthday—she’s 13 years old! That’s 13 I said; Thirteen; 1 decade and 3! Do I feel like an old fart? Well, yeah, kind of, which is why … Continue reading →

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Phone Call From America

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Seattle Municipal Archives It’s definitely getting milder. The wearing of my bunnet is now becoming an unnecessary addition to my daily attire, although we’re not quite at the stage I can safely leave the house with it and risk … Continue reading →

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Obama’s First Mistake

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Rossina Bossio Why does the United States continue to welcome terrorists into its fold when they keep telling us they have a zero tolerance policy towards this kind of thing? Newly elected President Obama has shown massive disrespect to … 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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Welcome Obama

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Bobster1985 Woke up this morning to the sound of a woman screaming abuse at her husband. Such is Leith. Thankfully, it wasn’t me who had stepped over the line, but by the sound the woman was making, and the … Continue reading →

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