Awake, for morning in the bowl of night has flung the stone that puts
the stars to flight.

And, lo, the hunter of the east has caught the sultan’s turret in a noose of light.

Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable – Christopher Howse: ‘A Pilgrim in Spain.

Cosas de España/Galiza

A surprising observation . . .

A not very surprising comment . . . Almost 40% of motorbikes on Spanish roads don’t have a technical certificate and nearly 30% of riders don’t have insurance.

And some sad news . . . More than 200 motorcyclists have been killed on the roads so far this year.

An allusion to the fate of the exiled king’s last lover. (As far as we know).

The UK

A very British cartoon . . .

The mad, bad world of MAGA

More Delusional Trumpisms:-

• The Democrats are trying to blow up my miracle economy.
• The Democrats won this week only because I wasn’t on the ballot.

Laurence O’Donnell here:-

• Every day Trump finds a new way to weaken himself and to weaken his party politically, while making life in this country worse for millions of Americans
• Yesterday, was a very bad day in the Supreme Court of the lame duck president.[Because everyone in the court room agreed that tariffs are taxes and that only Congress has the right to propose them.]

Query: As Trump falls asleep in the Oval Office and collapses on the golf course, attention increasingly turns to how bad JD Vance will be.

Spanish

• Zumba: Buzz. Cowbell.

• Malencarado: Bad-tempered.

English

Overspecialised words . . .

Did you know?

First impressions . . .

You Have to Laugh

A weekly treat.

Finally . . .

Some strange ivy in my fence has been identified as Persian Ivy. I had no idea I’d brought it back with me from my years in Tehran.

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