This photo of me at age 16 was taken in the marketplace in Cambridge, England just weeks before I would leave the UK and four months before my father would retire from the US Air…
Why do people say, “God bless you” when you sneeze? Yes, I know the story … this response to sneezing dates back to the days of the plague, when sneezing was a sign that you…
This photo is of a practice evacuation drill on the SS United States in 1959. My mother, sister, brother and I were on our way to England to visit relatives and friends. You can see…
We've decided to move to England ... and we are not alone. According to the U.K. 2011 census, the most recent information available, 197,355 Americans were living in Great Britain at that time, with 173,470…
I have some family members who refuse to wear a mask because they think the benefits of wearing one are a hoax or donning one doesn’t make a difference in the contagion of COVID-19. Some…