Last Day in the USA

It's been fun. So long and thanks for all the fish.

Speculoos Cookie Butter!!!!!

Campaigning for Hillary

Alyson and I spent Sunday campaigning for Hillary Clinton.  She spoke at Faneiul Hall.

I was outside (Alyson was inside) and spent 2 and a half hours directing people in the freezing cold.

The rain in Maine stays mainly on the plain

Decided to add to my list of states by visiting New Hampshire and Maine.  The day was wet and cold - typical Maine weather.


Justin, Brooke and I stopped at the New Hampshire Visitor's Center for a photo opportunity.

Goat Island behind me

We only got as far as Kennebunkport, the town that George H Bush (Bush Senior) calls home.  We saw the Bush compound at Walker's Point.  The houses along the Maine coast are spectacular - huge estates.

George W Bush

Had lobsters rolls and fried clams at Allisons Restaurant in Kennebunkport.

Thanksgiving Concert at Shady Hill School

Attended the Shady Hill Thanksgiving Concert.  Alyson, my fellow Teaching Fellow, has two children, Zara and Theo who attend the school.  

3 Carolyns

Post Workshop drinks with the guest coaches.

With Carolyn Lyons and Carolyn O'Brien

Justice Stephen Breyer comes to the Kennedy School

Justice Breyer, one of the nine Supreme Court judges of the United States was the special guest at the JFK Forum on Friday night.

Justice Kennedy is an alum of Stanford, Harvard and Oxford and a former professor at both the Harvard Law School and the Kennedy School.

Justice Breyer was witty and urbane, masterfully deflecting questions trying to elicit concessions and  reinterpretations of his judgments.

Washington DC Trek

Halloween-Shmalloweeen

 And the newly discovered fifth Spice Girl - Pumpkin Spice....

More Halloween Madness

Louis and the Ladies

Another glorious day for the Head of the Charles Rowing Regatta.

This year I was able to cheer on Louis Gounden Rock, son of my colleague Alyson.  Louis coxed for Yarmouth's 45-55yr old Women's Four.  The crew passed 3 or 4 boats so a good result all round.  The ladies report that Louis did a stellar job.

When Cambridge is the Center of the Universe

Went to two talks on Friday - the first featured Dan Ariely who has just produced a film called Dishonesty.  Dan is a world renowned behavioral expert who has published extensively.  His work includes Predictably Irrational

I then went to see Sherry Turkle talk about her new book Reclaiming Conversation.  Sherry is an MIT professor and has spent 30 years studying the psychology of people’s relationships with technology.

Walden Pond - in color

On Walden Pond - Goin' Wild Massachusett's style

Once upon a time, Henry David Thoreau wanted to escape into nature but....... instead of venturing into the wilds of the Congo to truly test his mettle...... he came to Walden Pond...a mere 30 minute walk from his mummy and daddy....ehem........(and about 10 miles away from Boston) ..oh well, he does make livin' large in the wild sound grand. 

In the spirit
of Thoreau I present Walden Pond  - the artsy version.

Speaking at the Ash Centre

Talkin' bout the interwebs...

Jaron Lanier

Went to see Jaron Lanier speak today.  A super cool dude who has written some really interesting stuff about the future of tech.


Who Owns the Future

You are not a Gadget

Harry Potter broomstick plume over Hogwarts

Marking Exams....

This... looks..absolutely...disgusting

Halloween is coming....

Harvard Yard Sky at Dusk

Classmate Craig Kelley

The Makka Pakka is Bob the Builder