The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row

That's right folks, I'm heading to the other side of the Atlantic for a few weeks to do equal parts work and equal parts Guiness consumption. We'll see how it all shakes out, but my guess is there will be some hangovers involved. In the meantime, the aforementioned PK, AKA Terratiburon and also my cocreator of the 2010 sex comedy, Hey, who approved this budget? starring Dane Cook and that Indian guy from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, will write in my place. Treat him well, and keep reading even though you'll all feel empty inside without my daily musings.

In the mean time, I've been going over what I know about Great Britain. Here's what I've come up with: