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

The Guardian`s Spanish columnist writes: Spain is rightly proud of its high-speed trains. But pride alone doesn’t ensure safety.

Excellent news . . . A Spanish research team says it has developed a treatment that completely eliminated the most aggressive form of pancreatic cancer in laboratory mice raising fresh hopes against one of the deadliest cancers.

Think Spain brings us the most frequently asked questions about moving to Spain here.

More on The Never Ending Storm . . .

Iran

What next? Will Trump really attack it so as to distract everyone from the Epstein files?

• 1. War watch
• 2. The case for destroying the regime.

The USA

See my earlier post on Trumplandia.

China

Already in economic decline, says AEP here.

The Way of the World

We all know we’re living in extraordinary times. But are we really witnessing the decline of the West? This columnist thinks so. The implications?

English

María advises that, in the USA: Hefty bags are garbage bags, trash bags, bin bags. However, Hefty is a brand. So, Hefty bag has joined Kleenex (‘clinex‘ here), and Band Aids (wound plaster) as the now universal name for an object produced by that company. Plus Hoover, of course.

Galician

Orzamento: Budget. cf. Spanish: Presupuesto

Spanish

• Al azar: Random, haphazard, by chance.
• Fogón: Stove
• Aliño: Dressing (cookery)

Did you know?

An unwanted honour . . . During the passage of Storm Joseph, Pv city was the wettest place in Europe.

Finally . . .

I tried to log into a Spotify account I haven’t used for ages. It told me that my country doesn’t match my profile and that I can’t log in until I change the latter. What it didn’t tell me was how to do this when I’m not allowed to log in and access my account. Using both the UK and Spain via a VPN didn’t work. So, bye bye Spotify. I’ll now research alternatives.

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If you´re thinking of moving to Spain, this link should be useful to you.