Zut Alors, It’s Franglais!
France is something of a conundrum. On one hand it is a strong supporter of the EU, being a founding member, and on the other hand it firmly supports keeping it’s freedom and identify. One of the ways it guards its identify is through its language. For example, to...Summer’s Gone (Girl On A Beach)
Fall weather has arrived in Texas, which means the mornings are cool and the days warm up to a wonderful 70 or 80. The Texas heat has definitely gone, but in it’s memory here’s one of my father’s summer paintings. Hope fall is as nice to you as it is...
Dog “Training”
My Siberian husky was most impressed with the comments and general level of comprehension over the last post, Woof! She did go on top point out that humans are tricky things to train, and that she thinks this is the most impressive example of dogs training humans...Woof!
It’s often said that English is one of the more difficult languages to learn (particularly by those who are being taught the language 🙂 ) However, English is a lot easier than Husky. Dogs have an amazing ability to communicate. Their social interactions are on a...Nigel Blackwell
Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe, and hasn't stopped traveling since. He loves seeing the wonders of the world and meeting the people in it, and hasn't been anywhere that doesn't have the potential for a story. He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.