Category Archives: It must be me

>No point crying over spelt beer

Posted on 27 July, 2008 by jb

> Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a species of wheat that flourished from the Bronze Age to medieval times and then faded away to become a relict crop. It’s still grown quite widely around these parts – the German name is … Continue reading →

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Boden

Posted on 18 June, 2008 by jb

Lucy Kellaway embarked on one of her more entertaining rants in the FT the other day, ripping into the CEOs of Citigroup and Boden for their overly flippant and disingenuous communicative styles. It’s here as a podcast – the vitriol … Continue reading →

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>Bankers. Rhymes with…

Posted on 4 March, 2008 by jb

>I have 2 banks – one in Germany (as efficient as one would expect) and one in New Zealand. They’re driving me up the bloody wall. Forget the fact that they left me without a credit card for a week … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…..#4

Posted on 15 January, 2008 by jb

>Ms. jb’s in the Ralph Lauren Outlet store in Kittery, ME, getting all breathless over a sweater with 20% cashmere content. “Oh, which 20% would you say is cashmere, then? One of the arms?” I asked. “Which one – left … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…#3

Posted on 2 January, 2008 by jb

>It must be me Retail therapy at Timberland in Freeport, Maine. Go through the usual “Where are you from? New Zealand. Oh, how exciting I know someone who once went to Ireland” and when I go to pay, the cash … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…#2

Posted on 31 December, 2007 by jb

>Still in New England. Kittery, Maine. It’d be nice to say that Bob Kraft, who started up Bob’s Clam Hut in 1956, was still running it, has gone all gentrified, changed his name to Robert and opened up Robert’s Maine … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…#1

Posted on 30 December, 2007 by jb

>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 … Continue reading →

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