Expatica: "To understand the endurance of an icon like Zwarte Piet is to know the gaping divide between tolerance and acceptance, between a multi-cultural society and one which is Dutch with buitenlanders on the begrudging periphery."
Phil Windley has some great shots from an early morning flight he made yesterday in his private plane. I'm envious! I promised myself no flying until I have broadband :)
10:05:50 AM
Top of the news here in the UK (besides my bandwidth problems) is the return of the Black Watch battle group from Iraq. Just in time for the holidays
10:05:33 AM