S o, I haven't posted in over a week. Needless to say I made it back from Iowa - with luggage and myself intact. Despite that mad dash across Minneapolis airport, the flights went well and pretty much to time. As always, it's kind of a weird feeling to be back in Leeds, especially as I've been out of the normal stomping ground for a whole month... it's a neither here-nor-thereiness. As always, Iowa was pretty relaxing. With Jilly working her unsociable hours and tending to fall asleep in mid sentenzzzzzzzzzzz...,...

A picture is worth a thousand words, or so 'they' say. In that case I'll keep this short and let the pictures speak for themselves... Had a headache yesterday that just wouldn't shift. I've been annoying careful with my head since the end of last year, but I've managed to lightly bump it a few times, despite ( or sometimes *because*) I'm being so bloody careful. However nothing has started to rattle yet. Hopefully good news re: hot water and betetr Net connection over the weeke...

I haven’t posted for about a week. In some ways that’s because Iowa is pleasantly peaceful and a slower-pace, so there’s been nothing hugely significant to post about. However, looking back, here’s the highlights: - a week ago or so Senator Teddy Kennedy was buried. The last of the Kennedy brothers, it’s the closest thing the Americans have had to ‘royalty’. I was interested to see how it was covered as I remember the deeply flawed and troubled Diana being turned into a purest Saint in a matter of days. Ironically, it was reasonably fair, his many faults and scandals weren’t glossed over and...