First Days of School

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Riots in London

Today I went with a few colleagues to Clapham Junction, armed with only gloves and a broom.  We had heard on Twitter that people were turning up to help with the recovery but when we got there we were amazed by the number of people already there waiting for the police to take down the tape.  It was a really inspiring scene.

After roughly 20 minutes of waiting, a group of politicians and press walked up and down the street to assess the area.  I was standing about five feet from Boris Johnson when a passionate youth from the area gave him an earful about protecting his city.  Watch out for the clip on the BBC!

Update: The clip of Boris is here.  The man in the black t-shirt with glasses is one of my colleagues and I'm standing just behind him.

Clapham Junction high street still roped off

A visit from the Mayor, Boris Johnson

Volunteers waiting to clean up

Independence Day

Tonight we invited a bunch of friends over for a little American Independence Day celebration -- complete with BBQ, cake, and fireworks.  It was really wonderful to share the evening with great friends.

Great Food

Great Cake

Great Meat

Great Lanterns

Great Sparklers

Great Mum!