Monthly Archives: June 2009

Busing at the Berlaymont

Something’s happening today; mobile fences are everywhere. Barbed wire covers one side of X-shaped barriers – a design to keep certain people inside and others out. Pedestrians snake the congested sidewalks of the Berlaymont building, home to the EU Commission. … Continue reading

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“They took my peanut butter!” – Part 1

“They took my peanut butter!” “What?” laughed my partner Tom. From a quiet corner beyond security, I complained by cell phone about the confiscation of several carry-on items. The guard taking me aside wasn’t worrisome. I bristled, though, when he … Continue reading

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