From across the Atlantic

THO’ SEAS DIVIDEBastille Day, 2020Seas do divide, they most assuredly do. However, there are other things which do divide us, causing faction, fraction and occasionally friction. Even at this far remove, I was recently reminded of this. My son, Michael, recently welcomed two plumbers, father and son, into his Manhattan apartment to complete some bathroom repairs. In the introductory conversation, Michael noticed a brogue, a lilt in their accents and enquired...