Thoughts from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain: 21.1.20

Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable.   

 Christopher Howse: A Pilgrim in Spain  

Spanish Life  

• There might still be quite a few macho men here but Spain ranks amongst the world's best for gender equality. 
• Here's 11 things you  can do here in Spain* to keep yourself healthy:-

1. Disinfect your phone
2. Start supplementing
3. Listen up
4. Look after you mouth
5. Don't fear fats
6. Hop it
7. Spice up your life
8. Eat super herbs
9. Get a better night's sleep
10. Get your eyes tested
11. Key into kindfulness.

* And quite possibly elsewhere.

They all sound good to me. Except for the last one, of course.

Galician Life

• The Guardian says that the city of Ghent has inspired Birmingham in the UK to make is centre car free. I suspect it was really Pontevedra. 
• A local man, said to be an 'expert in doing restaurant runners'(Simpas), decided to go upmarket and take an Aston Martin for a 'short test drive' from Belgium to nearby Sanxenxo. Where he was caught after a 'spectacular chase'.

The USA

• Can you believe this?
• Or this.

I'm sure you can.

The Way of the World

• I was relieved to read last night that bootcut jeans are back. I very nearly threw mine out a while ago.

Spanish  

• Words of the Day:-

1. Ajetreado: Busy: Hectic: Bustling.
2. Alumbramiento: Childbirth. Not to be confused with alumbrado, which is 'lighting'. I guess  there's a connection, in that the former involves seeing the light of day. No? 

Finally . . .

• I  read that the petrol gauge on your dashboard indicates which side of the car the petrol cap is  on and thought it was a spoof. But it isn't . . . As Ffart says, Who knew?