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
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A helluva train trip.
Here in Galicia, there’s been yet another death resulting from an un-cabbed tractor turning over.
I wonder if there’s anywhere in the world where this happens more frequently.
Europe
As I expected, the Europeans are negotiating directly with Iran over the safe passage of their ships through the Hormuz Strait.
The Middle East War
See my earlier post on the war, for a deep dive on the subject.
If you can’t face that, check this crushing indictment from someone who clearly knows the Iranians – and the real world – far better than Trump ever could.
The USA
Why many ACA customers are paying higher premiums.
I’ve solved the problem of want to call the USA instead of just ‘America’ , , , Inspired by the news of what the reconstructed Kennedy Center will be called, from now on I’ll be referring to the USA as ‘Trump America’. Or the ‘United States of Trump America’ – USTA.
Quote of the Day
Samuel Johnson, on biographies: If nothing but the bright side of characters should be shown, we should sit down in despondency and think it utterly impossible to imitate them in any way. If we owe regard to the memory of the dead, there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge, to virtue, and to truth.
Spanish
- Pajar: Haystack.
- Rajar: To slit, slash, crack.
- Salseo: Gossip.
English
To be pedantic . . .
- May happen = Permission
- Might happen = Possibility
Did you know?
You Have to Laugh
Will amuse/concern some . . . The Armageddon cycle – How and when it ends.
Finally . . .
After 2 months of non-availability, I was told yesterday that the Moroccan restaurant in PV city would again have my favourite lamb dish today. And they did. At a 30% price increase. The world is going to Hell . .
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Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 