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Irresistible dick?

Posted by on 25 January 2011 | 25 comments

Spotted dick, calling to me from the grocery store shelf

When one has a sense of humor such as mine, one cannot simply walk by a display such as this. No, one must acquire said item, try it, and blog about it for posterity. Especially when it’s half off, by golly. I mean, could you resist cheap spotted dick? » Read the full post

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Edinburgh: the castle on the hill

Posted by on 21 January 2011 | 16 comments

Edinburgh Castle, sunny

One of the only things I knew about Edinburgh before I landed here was that it has a castle. And indeed it does, way up on a hill in the middle of town. I’d heard it can get quite crowded, being Edinburgh’s most popular tourist attraction, but lucky for us that’s not true on a cold, snowy day in January.  » Read the full post

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The lyrics are a wee bit different in Scotland

Posted by on 20 January 2011 | 3 comments

Other hit songs of the evening included “I can be your haggis, baby,” “Like a haggis (touched for the very first time),” and the very popular “(can’t read my, can’t read my, can’t a-read-a-my) Haggis Face.” Neeps and tatties* were mentioned in there somewhere, too.

What’s your favorite song about haggis?

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* Neeps and tatties = Scottish for parsnips and potatoes, ie, typical accompaniments to haggis.

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Greetings from snowy Edinburgh

Posted by on 10 January 2011 | 8 comments

Edinburgh Castle with snow and sun

New year, new place. We’re spending most of January in Scotland, and I couldn’t be more excited.  » Read the full post

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Ringing in the New Year in Munich

Posted by on 4 January 2011 | Comments Off

New Year's fireworks in Munich

Surprisingly, there isn’t an official fireworks display in Munich for New Year’s, even though it was probably the most fireworks I had ever seen on a single occasion.  » Read the full post

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War zone, or Munich at New Year? [VIDEO]

Posted by on 1 January 2011 | 4 comments

Happy 2011.

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