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Animals Blog Idiosyncracies Yesteryear

Look Cute and Stay Alive!

October 1, 2018
crab look cute and stay alive restaurant

I first became enraptured with the taste, the smell and the texture of crab as a small child, when I was assigned the task...

Blog Idiosyncracies Yesteryear

Hotels

September 1, 2018
Hotel Eden Palace Hotel au Lac hotels parking sea view

There are good hotels, bad hotels and hotels we would prefer to forget. We know what we need, what we pay for and what...

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Modern Bodies

August 1, 2018
modern bodies piercings tattoos

What does it say about our lives today, when nearly every Tom, Dick and Harry can claim «celebrity» status? When I flick through my...

Animals Blog Idiosyncracies

Man’s Best Friend – (unless he isn’t)

April 1, 2018
Dogs poison

What in the world has contaminated the human mind, to become a zealous dog-killer? We constantly hear of malicious criminals, camouflaging poison or razorblades...

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Cruise Holidays

March 1, 2018
24-hour eating Cruise poverty

I was teaching English to a group of Swiss retirees recently, when I asked buxom Bertha, to tell us about her recent holiday on...

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The Blasted Leaf Blowers

January 1, 2018
gardeners Leaf blowers

Back in the day, when gardeners were robust and resilient, they used standard garden utensils, like rakes, brushes, spades and shovels. Then some bright...

Blog Idiosyncracies Yesteryear

Vegan Evangelism

November 1, 2017
evangelism vegan

I have knowingly had three female friends who dabbled with vegan diets and subsequently succumbed hastily to the temptations of the flesh, as they...

Blog Idiosyncracies Yesteryear

Adolescent Pedestrians

October 1, 2017
adolescent pedestrians mobile phones

Having just returned from an essential jaunt to my local shopping centre, I thought I would share with you the debatable joys of driving...

Blog Idiosyncracies Politics Yesteryear

Trust

June 1, 2017
middle class politicians trust

When I was a toddler, it would never have occurred to me to doubt what my parents told me – I lived in a...

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