Thanks for that Michael.Every day I get more convinced that the US's poiciltal system bears close resemblance to that of the dear country we each choose to live and/or work in. It is adversarial and increasingly self and rent seeking; the giants of the past, those who could reach across the aisle and steer the ship in the right direction for the good of the nation and its people, rather than themselves, are long gone.The US is in a hole, a deep hole and it is time it got its shit together.

hi, chika.. i love your blog. your picture cmsoopitions are so so beautiful and original! i'm normally a silent admirer/reader of food blogs, but you have moved me to write for the first time. i look forward to more wonderful posts from you(^^)

You could add "Passing the Brent Cross Cricklewood plan" to your list.It is a shame that the disreputable pnnnailg committee meetings could not be recorded at the time - thanks to the later work of the bloggers, they could be now.

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