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Posting again, but now with recipes!

Hi everyone, I’m baaaaack.

I know it’s been a while, and I want to get back to publishing things more often. It’s not that I haven’t been writing, I have been. But, not everything is ready to be published. More to come later on that front.

During the lockdown, I’ve been cooking a lot. I’m also going to continue to post some recipes and some things that people can make on their own. I’ve done most of that on Facebook, but, will move it here instead due to the positive feedback I have had on my posts.

Anyway, it’s good to be back.

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*tap* *tap* Is this thing on?

So, my friend Dan asked me if I was still blogging. I realised it had been six years since I published anything.  Six years, all living abroad and I stopped publishing. I never really stopped writing, I just didn’t feel that some of the things that I was writing at the time were ready for public consumption.

That being said, so many things have happened in six years that I plan to start publishing posts again. Some may be reblogged from elsewhere, some may just be links. But, I’ve been inspired by a blog that will remain nameless that basically made me feel like I’m a slacker.

Anyway, expect travel stuff, life as a global citizen stuff, public transport things, business related information and some tech stuff.  Here’s a photo of me and C at Pride this year.

20170708_103213000_iOS More to come from me I promise.  I hope you enjoy.

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Overheard in the Security line at LHR T4

A group of late 40’s early 50’s Businessmen in line, one of which forgot to take electronic devices out of his bag.

“This fucking sucks. You guys can go meet me in the lounge.

“No, we’re going to stick around here and wait, what’s taking so long?”

“I’m going to be here another fifteen minutes, waiting for them to take their own sweet time unpacking my bag. You guys go right ahead.”

“There’s absolutely no sense of urgency in this country. What the hell is taking so long? What is this lazy woman doing?”

“Who the hell knows.”

“You should make her repack your bag.”

“That would take probably twice as long, fucking lazy bitch.”

Security woman brings bag over and says “in the future, if you remove your electronic devices, such as iPad, Kindle and laptop, we wouldn’t have to search your bag.”

Man – “Hmmph.”

Look, douchebag(s). This is your own damned fault and not your first time at the plastic bag, shoes off rodeo. You know the rules, take the time and stop projecting your laziness and disrespect on others. Not only do you give business travellers a bad name, you also make life harder on yourself and everyone around you.

Did I appreciate the ten minutes extra in line because of you and your douchebag friends bitching about things not working to their timetable? No.

Do your comments reinforce bad American stereotypes about entitled, self-important twats? Yes.

Did anyone in line feel sorry for you because you got your bag searched? No.

Will you learn for the next time? Probably not.

Suck it up and be a better traveler and maybe you can become a better person.

Kisses,

J-

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The NEW Routemaster

So, this has been around for a few months, and for the first time on the 38 route from Clerkenwell (home of the best brunch and flat white in London at Caravan of Exmouth Market – more on that later) to Victoria, I rode the New Bus for London as linked here. Here’s a photo of the retro and pretty cool new bus.

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I’m actually really thrilled with the retro design, right down to the font of the red, round STOP button and the ability to enter or leave the bus at the back at any time that you want. It made getting to Victoria even quicker as I could get off between stops at a stop light. Very cool. Now, I’m still a Tube guy, and I’m even warming to National Rail in some spots, but – wow. This is much more comfortable and accommodating than the vomit rockets of the night buses.