Proverbial tales
Let us get one thing straight – no matter where you are on this planet – Lisbon, Langfang, London, or lounging in your own living room – someone is about
Ostrich or meerkat?
Okay, I may have had my tongue in my cheek last week when I spoke of our dear homeland and its baked-in bureaucracy pushing back against Artificial Intelligence and ultimately
Accidental ambassador
They say only mad dogs and Englishmen venture out in the Indian summer. I’m neither, yet here I am, in the capital city, sweating through my clothes, my sanity, and
Village life and growth – Part 2
This is the second part of a two-part column about Portuguese village life as exemplified by the charming Santa Bárbara de Nexe, with its classic church and bell tower. In
Believe me, Portugal will break AI
As we continue our journey around the circuit board of life, assessing as we go the likely impact of artificial intelligence on our lives, especially as foreigners of a certain
Mango mania
We all know that there are two kinds of people in this world. Those who love mangoes and the others who pretend that they do not. However, nowhere is this
A Year in Monchique 2 – Guilty pleasures – February 2019
Whenever I return to the UK, I often get asked the same question: “What do you miss about not living here?” My response is always immediate: “I miss my family,
I was wrong about AI. And right.
A few weeks ago, I took on AI (Artificial Intelligence), and I think I won. In my ‘Munson versus AI’ rumble in the migration jungle article for this very publication,
The weed that has become a time bomb
The range now available via the internet and some pharmacies is colossal Times they are a changin’, warbled Bob Dylan in 1964 with a joint hanging from his pouty lips;
Village and pub life – Part 1
About a month ago, I was in my local small grocery store resupplying my weekly cash of wine and other goodies. The store had recently changed hands. For over a