Thursday, July 21, 2011

Travelogue: Portugal

Mr. Peel reminded me of an earlier trip to Portugal. Part of the country's enormous appeal are the helpful Brits who materialize to get you out of the most difficult situations.Hoping that will still be the case this time around. Next stop: Sintra.I'll be tweeting the new adventures, none of which will...

Sunday, July 10, 2011

My Prep for Portugal Meets Torchwood: Miracle Day

I don’t get summer hours in real life. 6:00 pm on a Friday usually finds me still in the thick of things. So I am giving myself some time off on blogging. I’m also doing some traveling, which takes time beforehand to organize and time when you’re back to rest up from your vacation.Next weekend is a...

Friday, July 1, 2011

TV and the USA: Born Just 3 Days (& 165 Years) Apart

Monday of course is the 235th year from the date we chose, in the course of human events, as our birthday amidst all the milestones that marked our breaking from England by a “Declaration of Independence.”And today, July 1, is the 70th birthday of commercial television in the US. It’s not something...