The O.C. Englishman's blog

I am aware another post beginning “Another thing I’m not going to miss… … ”
could be tedious. However, as:

1. It’s my blog
2. Nobody reads it

I’m going to write such a post anyway.
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It’s only fitting that my first post after the safe return of my BlackBerry should be from the device itself.
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Today I overheard someone in the office ask on the telephone for someone else’s email address. “Is that all lowercase?” he enquired, using one of the most pointless phrases of the modern age. If we added up all the instances of its utterance over the years, I wonder how much time would have been wasted. Hours, days, months, or even years?
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We all have things that annoy us to a certain extent. I am no exception, as anyone who knows me will testify. Some may say I get annoyed in order to moan about whatever it is that’s causing me grief. To those people I say: I am an Englishman. As such it is my birthright to moan; this is a fact you need to accept.
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On Friday a rather disappointing, small window-type envelope plopped through the letterbox. It was from the Immigrant Visa Branch at the US embassy in London.
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… I’m sure there’s a song in there somewhere.

The Big Move took a big step forward today. Jennifer, Dott the California Kitty and I are booked to go.
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We don’t go to the movies very often, but when we do it’s normally to the Vue in Hartlepool. We like this particular multi-plex because there’s normally only a handful of people at the screenings we attend. After all these years I am amazed how they stay in business.
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After a long wait and mucho running around trying to get affidavits of bona fides, we’ve finally been given the nod.
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…and the whole country grinds to a halt.
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It would be rude for an Englishman moving to the USA not to give a mention to the (apparently) “greatest sporting event in the world”.
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