Monthly Archives: September 2009

Heidelberg bicycles

Everywhere we went in Heidelberg, people were riding bicycles. Bike lanes are everywhere, bikes in secure storage sheds, bikes locked to fences, bikes sitting outside doors, houses, restaurants, pubs. Not many helmets worn there, but in a city that so warmly and enthusiastically embraces and encourages the cycling lifestyle, drivers are much more used to [...]
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Almost 24 hours of being British

They even put stars around my last name… I received my Certificate of naturalisation yesterday and am now a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. The ceremony was a small affair of five of us pledging, a handful of guests, and two employees of the Register Office in Maidenhead. We all [...]
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Something I’m working on

What you’re seeing is a first layer of thick, vertical red, dark blue, and brown stripes, covered in a second layer of chaotic tan and white paint. Layer three is yet to be determined. Neil said something interesting a moment ago– he said “I’m increasingly convinced that painting is about underpainting as much as writing [...]
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Citizenship Invitation

Yessiree-indeedilydo! I have received a letter from Home Office UK Border Agency inviting me to attend a ceremony to complete my journey to British Citizenship! I have arranged the ceremony, and so next week I shall be a citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom. Soon — likely in the new year [...]
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