My little friend Steve and I

The last few weeks

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February 6th 2009
Our latest dispatch was from gay Paree, where we blissfully ignored our lack of employment and touristed away. One thing I didn't mention is that we didn't buy a singel thing - and Mon is a female! Amaaaaazing. So the whole jobless thing has hit home in a big way. After realising that post-taxes, we were worth all of 12 euros (about 300 quid), austerity measures were put in place. Our draconian bu ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more