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

Spain’s best Roman remains.

Excellent question – Will the controversy over Spain’s Constitution ever end?

It looks like one of my annual taxes will be at least €28 lower next year. So, 2 menús del día. Or a contribution towards the significantly increased rubbish collection tax.

The USA

Always amusing, sometimes very . . . Saturday Night Live Weekend update. Here and here.

Russia v Ukraine

The reality of modern warfare. And why Ukraine is losing faster than before.

Spanish

Te ha pasado el arroz: You’re getting on. You’re not as young as you used to be. You’re past your sell-by date, etc.

English/Did you know?

Driving back from Madrid today, I got to wondering if the English word Raj was related to the German word Reich. The Oracle responded: Yes, “Raj” (rule or dominion, especially British rule in India) is related to “Reich” (realm, empire, or kingdom). Both words trace back to the Proto-Indo-European root h₃reǵ- or reg-, which conveys ideas of straightening, directing, ruling, or governing. “Raj” entered English via Hindi from Sanskrit.”Reich” derives from Common Germanic rīkijan (seen in Old High German rīhhi), also from the same root, while the related German adjective “reich” (rich) shares cognates like English “rich.”

Finally . . .

You get fined for parking the wrong way in Pv city. Or in Poio, at least. But not in grown-up Madrid, where the police have more serious things to worry about..

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