An early morning running routine uncovers the peculiar and entrenched habits of people in the neighbourhood.
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The Bearable Lightness of Not Being
Loss and mourning bring meaning to life, allowing for a new appreciation of the things, and people, around you.
Continue readingSut Wyt Ti? Deciphering the Strange Language of Wales
Welsh is alive and thriving, while the native tongue of the Irish people is mostly unused and fast dying out — why the linguistic disparity?
Continue readingEl Apartamento
Apartment living is supposed to be easy. But with truculent neighbours and incessant noise, it’s anything but.
Continue readingThe Best Little Shop in the World (Part III)
The good times have returned to a remote and spectacular part of Lanzarote as the pandemic finally burns out and fat foreigners arrive.
Continue readingThe Best Little Shop in the World (Part II)
Getting away from it all — yet again — amid the roar of family and the festive season.
Continue readingA World of Freewheeling Work
The devastating pandemic has taught us many things, including that there’s more to life than being chained to an office desk.
Continue readingThe Attention Epidemic
By William J. Furney The people at my gym can’t go without mental stimulation and rewards for a second, and their sweaty workouts — there’s no aircon, only a window
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