This Writer’s Blocked

I’ve been trying to write something that succinctly wraps up and analyzes our time in Scotland for over three weeks now. It has to be pithy, historically accurate, funny and interesting at the same time, so I am not getting anywhere.  All of my writing and thinking energy has been going to that.

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Charles Dickens’s 200th Birthday

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War Horse :(

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Test. Don’t mind me. Just a picture.

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Friday Links

Mr. B and I have been watching pieces of this Kevin Bridges special every night.  So far our favorite part is the Glasgow advertising campaign (Mental Davy.) I found it while doing research for a relevant post next week.

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Le Groundhog Day

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Why do Russians love Ferrero Rocher?

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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Tax Returns

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Friday Links

Let’s start with this video of things Crazy People Do in Russia.

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The Best Books I Read in 2011

I realize this is post is little late, but I was otherwise lazy preoccupied.

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The internet is making us stupid (or, I’m better than you because I broke my phone)

I’ve been living semi-technology free lately, but not by choice, and I think it’s making me smarter. But also more desperate. Let me paint a picture for you. (or Google image search, as the situation may be.)

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Random pictures from the UK with snarky commentary that didn’t fit into any other posts

A country that loves pork as much as America: inconceivable.

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Friday Links

Here’s a cool video:

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Scotland the Brave (and loch-y): Glasgow, Glencoe, Loch Ness, and the Highlands

(for a refresher, Scotland, Part 1,Scotland, Part 2,Scotland, Part 3 )

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Stop SOPA, stop censorship.

Here is everything you need to know about SOPA, why it is extremely dangerous for the Internet, and why I am vehemently against it, and you should be, too.  If you click the banner on the top right of the page, or go here, you can learn about what to do.

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