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

Here’s The Economist on the corruption problems of the socialist PSOE government.

Not good news from down at the micro coal face . . . One in 5 families in Spain have been forced to abandon their holiday plans this year as rising inflation continues to drive up the cost of travel.

Mark Stücklin advises here how to respond when renting out a Spanish property becomes a nightmare.

‘The beauty of the useless’: Spain’s super-thin (utterly functionally useless ) restaurant napkins are throwaway art treasures, . .

And I thought we had an e-bike problem in Pv city . . .

The Middle East War

The latest update from Naked Capitalism. Trump’s capitulation.

There are several YouTube videos available mocking Trump’s lies about the MoU that we now have the details of.

Plus even some of die-in-the wool MAGA folk excoriating him for his failure of a deal.

The United States of Trump America

• God speaks: If it wasn’t for me, Israel wouldn’t exist.
• The Devil speaks: Obama is an evil bitch. Much like me, in fact.
• A human speaks: Trump has turned the USA from a global power to a hemispheric power.

This – after explaining the current Trump performances – gives a good analysis of what the Democrats are doing wrong and explains why they might not gain even the House in November: Why Cornered Trump Is In Full Iran Denial Mode Podcast Video

Lowering the tone . . . The truth about Trump’s private/sex life. Podcast Video

Did you know?

For the oldies . . . How ‘I Love Lucy’ changed TV for ever.

You Have to Laugh

Another uncomfortable Finn . . .

Finally . . .

My thanks to those readers who take the trouble to Like my posts. Especially to the group who do so every day. And to fine fellow blogger Noémi in Barcelona, who always catches up eventually . . . .

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