>It’s been said that irony does not travel well, especially in a westerly direction across the North Atlantic.

I appear to be on a mission to prove it beyond all doubt..

I’m in Newburyport, MA in the Bookrack, a cool independent little bookstore.

These glasses have a sticker on them saying “Spring hinges”, so I asked the girl behind the counter if they were seasonal items.

Blankish sort of look, so I asked if they had some with hinges that were perhaps more appropriate to the current time of year.

“Oh, that’s FUNNY” she said.

But she didn’t laugh……