Monthly Archives: July 2009

How’s Zat!

There’s a lot of rain in the UK and it can only mean one thing. There’s a Test match about. The game of cricket is being played up by the marketing people and the TV adverts certainly make the game … Continue reading

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Power

The weather has been really nice the last day or so. It´s not quite so hot although it is getting warmer. I would enjoy it more had I not seen the horrendous fires still burniing in Spain. The latest is … Continue reading

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Consumer Protection

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. – Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th President of … Continue reading

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Weekend Winners

It´s been another fine day for us on the Costa Blanca but most worrying elsewhere in Spain with fires raging around the country. I have been watching in horror as the flames leapt into the sky and thousands were made … Continue reading

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Where´s the Mars Bars?

It has been a very hot day here on the Costa Blanca with many thermometers showing 40 degrees. This, of course, will happen when the official figures are less and isolated spots are hotter. More worrying, however, are these dreadful … Continue reading

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Who is Simply the Best!

We´ve had yet another glorious day here on the Costa Blanca. It seemed to be a longer winter this year but when the sun returned it has certainly come back with a vengeance. There are amber alerts for very high … Continue reading

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Law and Order

It is another very warm day in prospect with cloud on the mountain lulling us into a false sense of security. The national TV has given us a 35 degrees but it feels warm and clammy yet not 35 at … Continue reading

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The Oldest Trade!

I must say how impressed I have been by the series called  The Street on Mondays on BBC1. It really has been hard-hitting and the series has addressed some very basic problems in life.  Last night’s episode looked at the … Continue reading

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Swine Flu and Bioterrorism.

I´ve enjoyed another interesting weekend of sport.The Aussies must have felt there was an attempt to fix the Lord’s Test match. With the technology clearly showing three of their second innings wickets should not have been given as out then … Continue reading

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Are we wimps?

It´s been interesting to read how many people are now becoming more interested in the morality of the San Fermines Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. I have watched in amazement as people put their lives on the line as … Continue reading

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