Thunder on the Merritt

I had a blast, earlier this week, driving 500 miles to visit our justly lauded collaborators in the pretty and unfairly maligned state of New Jersey. There can be few good driving days left, now, before Emily must be retired, safe from winter's extremes. Therefore, I was delighted to get a sunny day to take her for a spin with the top down. I avoided the interstate and chose the Merritt Parkway - a scenic and entertaining road, winding through Connecticut. Traffic was patchy, but there were some really exciting moments when, like the red sea of fable, the cars parted and I blasted staright on though, V8 roaring like the devil! En-route I slapped-down a Merc V12, stealthily crept past unmarked patrol cars‡ and had the pleasure of watching a mighty Bently Coupé recede, trés vitement, in my rear-view mirror :-)
Great car, great road, great music, great weather, great drive.

‡including, on 287 in New Jersey, an unmarked Dodge Charger! The origin of the finances for such a purchase remains unclear. Surely the taxpayer is not funding such frivolous expenditure?

Everything's permitted.
Nothing's really true.
Live outside the law, boys,
Doing what to do.

Is it a bird...

Is it a bird...
Originally uploaded by dwfletch.

On Sunday 10th I was in my room sorting socks (well, life's not all jet-set travel, you know) when I glanced out of the window and saw this. "Holy Crap! Come and look at this!" I yelled to my flatmate, Roger. The aircraft flew directly over my appartment, slowly climbing as it went. I don't know why they call it "stealthy" - it's loud enough to wake the dead!

Visit to Little Britain, Summer 2006

I don't get too many chances to visit the UK, so staying in touch with people requires a certain amount of pro-active effort. However, I recently had a golden opportunity fall in my lap when the company asked me to go to Britian for 2 weeks, during which time there would be a British Bank Holiday and also an American Public Holiday. Thus, I had a generous amount of time to travel about and catch up with people :-)

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