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 ā āThe Sacrifice Zoneā
The ālittle peopleā are without financial resources – only determination to preserve their historic way of life In mid-2023, an academic paper titled āAnticipating 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 oneās age, stage of life and current circumstances, and this couldnāt 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 āminersā Elon Trumpty and Donald
Did You Know? ⦠Naming a child in Portugal
With a new baby due in the family, naturally discussions have centred on what the babyās name will be. For some people, it is an easy choice, while others wait
Trump, triggering and transformation
If you were hoping for respite from what might be called the āTrump effectā (and by that, I mean the American president, who you may have heard of, and not
Bem Vindo: Intellectual mistakes
“Coming back to Perfect Health, the book that I was perusing, it claimed that āaging is a mistakeā” Any mention of Deepak Chopra – the physician, writer, public speaker, alternate
Form filling
Unlike other people who shy away from it, I simply love filling forms. You can hand me any application – visa, immigration, customs, bank account opening, money transfer, feedback, airline
The power of possibility, in PortugalĀ
For some time now, Iāve been wanting to bring together a community of expats, foreigners – call them what you will – who are united by the idea of āgiving
My experiments with truth
I have been trying out a new experiment today and I am determined to make a success of it. I am going to speak the truth and nothing but the