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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 233

Martin gets rattled Hot Gov. Martin O’Malley ain’t happy. Who with? Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry. “I know from past experience that the gentleman is all hat and no cattle,” O’Malley told the Washington Post prior to the Maryland Democratic … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 231

I take it back about the rain in the USA We’ve had a few hours tonight of craaaazy thunderstorms, American stylie. So much so that they’ve only gone and cancelled some football matches. An alert read thus: ‘Because of a … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 230

Tornado training When I ask my five-year old son what he did in his U.S school at the end of every day I usually expect the following answers: a) nothing (he says nothing) b) so and so did something naughty … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 226

Cop ride along and shooting Yeeehah! I got me a police ride along and shooting practice lined up. Totally bricking it and looking forward to it at the same time 😉 When I told my friend this she told me … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 211

School starts… …and parents everywhere breathe a sigh of relief. Children herd along the streets or wait on street corners for the ubiquitous yellow school bus to pull up, their backpacks full of newly labelled stuff that will almost certainly … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 207

The Pirate Captain I forgot to write about the Chesapeake Pirate Adventure Experience in Annapolis. Sure, it was great to go out on a boat during a lovely day and be on the sea and all that, but this is … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 204

Storms are a’comin’ Apparently from 15 August it is officially storm season. To be honest, it’s been pretty much storm season for most of the summer, but I guess this just means the storms get more frequent and intensify. Storms … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 201

Desperate English Housewife gets desperate Put it this way. Flying home to the USA has never been less simple. Or less enjoyable. S It’s a long, complicated story and there is still the mystery of the missing suitcase with all … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 200

The other USA bucket list stuff So, a blog buddy showed me a link to weird and wonderful things to view in the USA courtesy of Roadside America. It’s bloody ace for stuff that’s a bit less obvious and a … Continue reading

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Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 198

Texas Death Penalty As we are aware, the death penalty still exists in some States across the USA and the heart-strings are a-tuggin’ for poor Texas whose current problem with the death penalty is not ‘shall we abolish it?’, but … Continue reading

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