Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
Spanish life is not always likeable but it is compellingly loveable.
- Christopher Howse: 'A Pilgrim in Spain'*
Living La Vida Loca in Spain/Galicia
Some good news in respect of the openings of schools here.
Given the pre-existing level of motoring fines in Galicia, I don't know Tráfico achieved a 27% increase in these in 2019. Possibly via the new mobile, laser-based radar machines and cameras in helicopters. Plus, perhaps, a belated determination to prosecute the many drivers who use their phones while driving.
Here's our latest drug-smuggling incident, involving my barrio of Poio, among others nearby. Quite a few arrests. But probably not of any big boys:-
Here's a book from a fellow Brit about her experiences in moving to Galicia. Top of the DIY chats, she tells me. Though I'm not sure what this means . . . Certainly sounds positive.
And here’s María's Fallback chronicle: Day 24
The USA
If you want to have an idea of how and why the most developed society in history became a highly polarised and dysfunctional state, now under the leadership of a man like Donald Trump, I urge you to read this article already cited. It's a depressing read but well worth the effort. And convincing.
As to the future . . . Who can really say? Things will be at least a tad clearer in November. Or maybe some months into 2021.
Eric Trump: My Daddy literally saved Christianity from godless Democrats. Revealing that he has no idea what Christianity and atheism are. Nor what 'literally' means. It's in the genes,
More than 200,000 Americans possibly don't agree that getting the virus was a blessing from (the Christian) god. And maybe close to 7 bullion others around the world.
English/Spanish
To state the possibly obvious about the refranes I post here . . . Some of these are nifty Spanish (rhyming) refrains for which the English is a sort of translation. And vice versa.
Finally . . .
I’m converting printed documents into computer files using OCR technology. Except for weakly printed copies of old emails, it works very well. Though it has a tendency to read . . ing as . . . mg. As in 'talking' and 'talkmg'. And there are a lot of gerunds in English . . . It's also regularly confused by 'I'll'. But musn't complain . . . That said, it's a nuisance that Spain is often rendered as 'Span'. I have to remain vigilant.
* A terrible book, by the way. Don't be tempted to buy it, unless you're a very religious Protestant.
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