London – Breathtaking Mundanity

Life does not cease to be mundane when you live in a fab place any more than it ceases to be fabulous when you live in a mundane place.  My friends back home expect, not without justification, that I should be living the fantastic lifestyle in London and I can’t say that I disagree with [...]

London – A Nigerian Nightmare

One of the more interesting aspects of some of the clubs I’ve frequented in London is the part of the night when the DJ does shoutouts to different nations – “Jamaica, make some noise!!”  The Caribbean nations – Trinidad & Tobago, Granada, Jamaica, Guyana – always show up loud.   But the loudest shouts usually [...]

Superbowl XLI at Battersea Evolution

“I think it’s safe to say that these people came here today to watch a game of FOOTBALL!!  FOOTBALL!!!”  The immortal words of John Madden as a cartoon character on The Family Guy.  Brian & I went a Superbowl Party hosted by the NFL at the Battersea Evolution in south London.  The game started at [...]