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  • Pandemic as Journey

    Pandemic as Journey

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlthough not discussed as such the pandemic is an interior journey in the same manner as thru hikes as they are called in the US and pilgrimages in Europe. We start with one identity and one life and we have to adapt it to suit the things that can be realised…

  • The Evergreen Pandemic

    The Evergreen Pandemic

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe are currently living through the evergreen pandemic. I give it this name because the more time passes the more we remain trapped in it. Every time progress is made restrictions are loosened and we revert to the way things were. I don’t feel there is anything new to write today.…

  • Roman Fish Salting in the Mediterranean

    Roman Fish Salting in the Mediterranean

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years I heard about Roman pisciculture baths near the sea in Spain and I thought that this is where they would keep fish for eating, like they did in medieval Europe. That idea is wrong. The pisciculture that you have near Javea, Cadiz, and other parts of the Mediterranean coast were…

  • One Hundred And Eighty Days In a Row

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWriting one hundred and eighty blog posts in a row is a challenge. I would say that I have learned something but I haven’t. Some days inspiration comes easily and other days I struggle to find something to write. We are in a pandemic and most days resemble the one before…

  • Waves Breaking In Spain

    Waves Breaking In Spain

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  • The day 16+ and 5+ year Olds Could Get Boosters And Vaccinate

    The day 16+ and 5+ year Olds Could Get Boosters And Vaccinate

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the day 16+ and 5+ year olds could get boosters and Vaccinate in Switzerland. For 16+ year olds, at least in Vaud, we are now eligible for vaccination, as long as we’re in the country. I am not. I have to wait until I get back. This is a big…

  • Views Of The Sea

    Views Of The Sea

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThe pandemic is alive and well at the moment and life in pandemic mode continues. We dream of opportunities to flirt and we walk by people while wearing masks even if they do not, to remain safe. I would like for people to do what they can to end the pandemic but…

  • Exponential Pandemic Growth And A Lack of Accountability

    Exponential Pandemic Growth And A Lack of Accountability

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn theory I should remain neutral and not comment about current affairs but what is happening in Europe and the US merits comment. The runaway growth of the pandemic warrants comment. We are in week 98 of the pandemic, just two away from 100 weeks and people are still debating whether to…

  • I Will Write Tomorrow

    I Will Write Tomorrow

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI did not have time to focus today.

  • Speaking Of The Next Pandemic

    Speaking Of The Next Pandemic

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesImagine that you break a leg, but instead of speaking about rehabilitating that leg, and getting back to doing fun things, you get distracted by the joy/misfortune of breaking your leg again. I see people worrying about the next pandemic today, but this is silly. Why would you start thinking about the…