Rain, bittersweet rain
Let’s talk about the weather. I know, I know … Usually the weather is considered a fairly mundane topic, maybe not worth writing a column about in the area’s leading
Gentle guidance
Last night I bid goodbye to our daughter at the airport. Both of us hid our tearful eyes from each other as her much-cherished, two-week vacation came to an end,
The Empire of the Crypto States of America
Trump announced the creation of a reserve of Bitcoin and other digital currencies This is a postscript to my essay “The Humpty Dumpty Emperors” which was published in the Resident
Power cuts deep
If a regular reader, you’ll know my family and I were without mains water for a few days, a few weeks ago. This week, our informal and unexpected, what you
Lost and found
I must admit that I love everything that is mutually contradictory. Like oxymorons. What do I mean by that? Well, if two things completely negate each other so that if
A Year in Monchique 2 – Changing environments – November 2018
An inescapable truth is that, as we grow older, we change physically. But perhaps as we navigate through those years, we also change, to some degree, who we are. As
The future of Portugal and the world, slanted
“I have Portugal down as a great place from and in which to experience, even enjoy, this spectacle“ I chanced upon an intriguing cartoon strip this week: one featuring the
Lithium – “The Sacrifice Zone”
The “little people” are without financial resources – only determination to preserve their historic way of life In mid-2023, an academic paper titled “Anticipating lithium extraction in northern Portugal: A
Off Grid and Ignorant in Portugal – Birthday presents: Busy in the country, but a trip to the town
Birthday presents can reveal a lot about one’s age, stage of life and current circumstances, and this couldn’t have been more true on the occasion of my most recent birthday.
The Humpty Dumpty Emperors
The polemic of crypto is only one facet of the rough diamond of technological progress which is being cut to serve the interests of its “miners” Elon Trumpty and Donald










