In Istanbul where an April spring has turned to winter, with temperatures below zero but toasty warn compared to the sight of my savings and pension etc. I picked the wrong year to become interested in my finances, it was far more freeing to have none. I recently re-read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s […]
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Down south
A friend and I drove (were driven) down to Multan today, which is where I am now. It was not a entirely smooth journey, as yesterday the driver who was supposed to take us called in sick with the hiccups so we had to arrange an alternative at some inconvenience. Then we left in the […]
Peculiar
A peculiar misdirected email arrived just as I clicked on ‘publish’ – an email in German from a left-of-centre Swiss political party inviting me to join it to discuss how Switzerland can stand up against a Trumpian/ Muskian world order.
He’s back
So Trump is back. After being uncertain for several weeks, yesterday I decided that Kamala Harris would win and that it would not actually be that close. The best result, I thought, would be if Kamala Harris won the presidency easily, but lost Michigan due to the Muslim vote, and this served as a wakeup […]
Did they really think
apropos of this post that no one in Lahore cares about air pollution?
Feelin judgy
Someone asked about wireless earphones that could be used in a 15 minute sauna. A sharp intake of breath from all the Finns, and this startling response: We really should be wiped off this planet. The other thing that had me feeling really judgy was this article in the Guardian: ‘I was asked to find […]
Shocked
A little shocked to see this item for sale on the website of an LA design studio. Aside from the weirdness of referring to the ‘Assamese people’ in this fashion surely these could not have cost more than $50, if that, to produce. Assuming there is no more to say about the blanket than what […]
Poison
The air is quite rank, like rancid oil. This morning I made the mistake of doing my exercise outside, and felt unwell afterwards, only later checking the air quality to find it was over 450. The GF and I have done extensive planning for our trip to Japan at the end of the year. It’s […]
A very large box
A sibling was leaving today and taking along a very large oil painting. It couldn’t be removed from the frame as it was hammered in so enthusiastically that there was a risk the canvas would tear. So I had a very large box constructed, a centimetre larger on all sides than the painting, which would […]
Smoke
The smog has descended on Lahore. The air is still and orange-yellow, and feels greasy, like a nicotine stain. It smells. I can’t believe we do this to ourselves.