As you will remember from our previous chapter of “The Mid-Western History of the World”, just over seven thousand years ago Adam and Eve were deceived in the Garden of Eden by the theories of the evil serpent Charles Darwin and his corrupt, British sense of humour. Their indiscretions were punished by the Lord who […]
Neologisms
n = noun; v = verb Aroma n The smell of Italian cooking like mama used to make back in Latium Prosperity n All the good reasons why you should become rich and powerful Context n All those misleading sentences in a contract, which are designed to confuse and misinform you. Devotees n Provocatively […]
Midnight Thought
00:31 And here I am drifting away on my raft into the seas of imagination. Carlos Gardel accompanying me with his intimate voice making love to his music. Thats the nature of tango I would have to say. I leave in about ten hours, ready and packed. The end of another tumultuous semester and I […]
Plum Brandy
Around the Bulgarian town of Pernik, there is a scheme where travellers can stay with villagers in their homes. This is an excellent idea, rather like a homestay, but from my experience I would advise anyone who uses this service to eat plenty of food before being entertained by some of those locals… In […]
Berlin Game
In 1987, Berlin had four sectors and was divided by The Wall into two countries. Each sector of Berlin had its own airport. Schoenefeld airport was in East Berlin’s Russian sector in East Germany. The other three, Gatow, Tempelhof, and Tegel were in the French, American, and British sectors respectively of West Berlin, an island […]
Dawn Boat Ride on the Ganges
As the fiery ball of the sun began to rise over the eastern bank of the Ganges on our left-hand side, the lighted candles on banana leaves, offered in prayer to the gods, started to float past our boat. The oars lapped gently in the water as the high stepped bank, on our right hand […]