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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Laughing at us, not with us

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Benjamin Franklin came up with many pithy sayings that have become proverbs, such as, “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, ...
Saturday, 9 May 2020

Lockdown disappointment, or why the truth is sometimes hard to bear

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What a terrible disappointment those of us who live near Valencia had to suffer on Friday night. We’re near the end of the eighth week of ...
Thursday, 7 May 2020

Doctor's orders in a time of pandemic

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As we’re repeatedly and rightly told, in this time of pandemic we need to be guided by scientific and medical experts basing themselves on s...
Tuesday, 5 May 2020

The territorial imperative in practice

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It’s curious the impact neighbours can have on your life. Right now, I’m thinking of the neighbours at the front of our house, a pair of h...
Saturday, 2 May 2020

If you want lies, you'll get liars

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It’s a lazy, easy accusation against politicians to say they all lie. In reality, many politicians only lie because it works. They’ve unders...
Thursday, 30 April 2020

Girl in the spotlight

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Occasionally, things work out well even if by pure accident. Serendipity, I think they call it. In 1996, I was working for an American com...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Light at the end of the lockdown tunnel

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Sunday was a great day. (Nearly) summertime and the living is easing It wrapped up week 6 of our lockdown here in Spain and, boy, it’s ...
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