How Do You Say It in British?
by admin | Mar 6, 2008 | 0 comments
Having lived in London for several years, I’ve been up close and personal with our cousins, the Brits, and with the perfect clarity provided by time and distance I can now say definitively that perfect enlightenment regarding their character is in knowing that one will never know them. A recent article which prompted this piece and from which I will quote extensively (one can never be to careful with all the literary lynch mobs roaming the streets looking for budding plagiarists) reported on a nascent effort to create the perfect motto for the the United Kingdom, or was it Great Britain, or maybe it was England, or possibly the British Commonwealth. Come to...
Gary J. Fernandes
After 30 years in the world of big business, Gary “retired” to pursue long ignored interests. While continuing his involvement in the corporate world by serving as a director of several public companies, he has, among other things, traveled the world in pursuit of the perfect bird photograph, served national and local charities as a director and donor, developed a personal web site as a platform for his writing on subjects of personal interest, and, occasionally, taken time to smell the roses.
Gary and his wife Sandra, shuttle between their condo in Dallas and their farm in Fannin county, Texas where they indulge themselves in organic gardening, long walks and entertaining friends and family.