2018-03-31 13:54
KEN ASHLEYA TRIBUTE TO A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGI am part of a social group of foreign nationals living in and around Pedralba, a pueblo in the Campo north-west of LLiria, Valencia, Spai… Read More
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2018-03-27 14:58
The world cannot function without the work that charity organisations like The Red Cross, Oxfam, Save the Children, and all the others perform. They are there when disaster strikes and they… Read More
2018-03-03 12:27
School shootings America is the only civilized, at peace country where you have no reasonable expectation of sending your child to school and having the child return home safe and sound… Read More
2018-02-24 17:42
Consent: To be in full agreement.Rape: Against his or her own free will.Why has it taken so long for humanity to reach the place at which we now find ourselves? Perhaps as long as there have… Read More
2018-02-17 15:56
Life in the jungles of Africa is hard. It is a constant struggle for man and beast to find food and drink every day, and things like comfort and dignity are luxuries. Man considers he is at… Read More
2018-02-10 19:24
Jealousy is a perfectly normal emotion. We have something that is ours we guard it and we are jealous if we see someone else who is envious. It turns us into a protective force as if we were… Read More
2018-02-03 13:19
The dictionary description of communication is: “The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing or using some other medium.”How deceptively simple that sounds wh… Read More
2018-01-27 14:34
An unforgiven manWilliam Henry Cosby, Jr. is a most extraordinary black man. He is an American professional comedian and so much more. Born in 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he discovere… Read More
2018-01-20 16:12
This week I drove into a service station to gas up and was met by a lovely young woman assistant who was bright and cheerful in her tone and quite helpful. “How may I help you?”… Read More
2018-01-14 12:48
General Colin Powell, Former Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. military command once said, “If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit… Read More
2018-01-06 13:14
CHRISTMAS 2017 has been and gone, as has Twelfth Night, also known in Spain as Dia de Los Reyes Magos. In many countries around the world December 25th is celebrated as the day of the birthd… Read More
2017-12-30 23:36
2017 has been the wackiest year that any of us have ever seen. In The United States they started the year by trying a new style of politics; in England the risky choice of Brexit move… Read More
2017-12-23 15:05
It's Christmas again? Where did the twelve months in between go? I need somebody to slow the clock down. As a very young child the time between Christmas took forever to pass. Now that I can… Read More
2017-12-17 15:16
At this time of the year in the run up to Christmas usually something takes place that impacts a great number of people in a major way. Something to do with fire, water, snow, ice, or explos… Read More
2017-12-09 21:29
For couples living on small islands or in small towns divorce is a real pain. The problem is that from the day the two people part they go on still unavoidably seeing one another because of… Read More
2017-12-03 14:28
Like most reasonably intelligent people I have found myself bewildered by the fact that The Electoral College gave their winning votes to Mr Trump when, on the face of things they are in pla… Read More
2017-11-26 11:52
Firstly, the Paradise Papers is an effort by the world's news media to uncover possible crimes committed and covered up in Bermuda while totally ignoring the fact that the information… Read More
2017-11-21 16:19
My wife celebrated her birthday recently, but the time between the last one and this one had passed so quickly I had to check to make certain we were not celebrating two in the same year.I a… Read More
2017-11-12 18:02
The topic of the Spiritual Medium has been brought to my attention and I find myself fascinated. I have written a book titled "Death is Not the End" which I truly believe. I have even had th… Read More
2017-11-04 10:03
Time is like a great river of rushing water. As the water moves its picks up all of life's problems, and its pleasures and sweeps all things forward. In the grand world picture it's th… Read More
2017-10-28 15:49
I am a guest resident of Spain and as such I view the current crisis in Cataluña as an observer from the fringe. I do have an opinion, as does every single adult in Spain as this… Read More
2017-10-21 11:20
This is a story that cannot be ignored. It's too quintessentially Hollywood. While HW has been busy bringing the world blockbuster after blockbuster he has also (allegedly) been writing, dir… Read More
2017-10-14 08:00
On October 1st, 2017 a psychopath killer raised the bar to at least 58 killed and more than 500 injured in one event. In the field of mass killings the next one will have to be creative to b… Read More
2017-09-30 13:33
Speaking facetiously, I would like to say I know what caused the death of Hugh Hefner, too much honey for one man to absorb, but the fact is that all that honey helped him to live a long, an… Read More
2017-09-24 13:02
There is nothing quite like a musical night in the cool of the evening. No matter what your musical preference, to leave the worries of the day behind and to take your leisure being ent… Read More
2017-09-16 15:28
They were tumultuous times in the early days of what we now know as our world. What we now know as deserts were once under water, and mountains were likewise under water. The Americas and Eu… Read More
2017-09-09 11:00
Winston Churchill said that, "Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result." He certainly is right about that, and in my case I add, the word, "Twice!"For those o… Read More
2017-09-02 18:20
When your houseguest misbehavesSpain is a country that is livid with rage. On the 11th of March, 2004 terrorists attacked early morning trains pulling into Atocha station, the principal trai… Read More
2017-08-13 12:06
Lately I have been busy with just one thing, and that has been to recover from my medical operation, so I have not been concentrating much on news events, but now that I am a bit more aware… Read More
2017-08-08 11:16
I have been away from my word processor for a while to allow me time to get through an emergency major medical operation, the need for which I discovered by accident. I described the build… Read More
2017-07-23 11:23
I was participating in a group discussion when one of the members asked one of the other mothers what was wrong. This particular person was clearly depressed with something on her mind that… Read More
2017-07-15 13:29
Spain is a country that is still digging itself out of an economic depression. It is a country that has many, many problems but it is also a country that has a heart and a soul. At the worst… Read More
2017-07-08 10:50
The pain in my lower right side back appeared from nowhere and without cause. I thought it had something to do with my Appendix but it turned out to be associated with gas although it linger… Read More
2017-07-01 12:28
I am told by women that only they have the skill to do more than one thing at a time because it is they who have the mental lobe that makes that possible Whether they are at the office or es… Read More
2017-06-24 16:40
Taken from today's Costa Levante headlines: "Britons arrested over fake hotel compensation claims." This strikes a chord with me as I worked in the hotel and catering business for over twent… Read More
2017-06-17 13:19
I was once friends with a guy who was wealthy. He was a really pleasant person to be around and he taught me a number of things. For instance he said that he invested heavily in gold when th… Read More
2017-06-10 13:07
I was determined not to write about the AC35 this week but I feel I must make an observation about the big talking point that occurred this past week.Winds in the Great Sound were up at 21kn… Read More
2017-06-03 15:34
I'm sitting here in my Spanish home just aching because I would really like to be in Bermuda at this moment. For the past week sailing has been going great with only one day when winds were… Read More
2017-05-27 15:57
As far as this blogger is concerned there can be no more exciting event today, May 27th, 2017 than the start of America's Cup 35th racing Event taking place in Bermuda.I am a Bermudian livin… Read More
2017-05-21 14:57
What a simple world we lived in before the Age of the Internet. Privacy meant something then and we all said how important it was to us. That was then and this is now.First came the telephon… Read More
2017-05-14 16:45
When someone such as myself sits down to write about those people who have 99% of all the money in the world you might expect me to be jealous and cynical. I surprise even myself by being ne… Read More
2017-05-06 11:53
My wife and I have just returned from Bermuda to our perfectly good life here in Valencia, but somehow it didn't seem like a rational thing to do. We visited family and friends in Bermudiful… Read More
2017-04-12 09:25
Terms and Conditions of use of ServiceThis is otherwise referred to as The Fine Print and is a carefully worded document covering several pages with one clear objective, and that is to prote… Read More
2017-04-08 13:41
I was about ten years old when I became fully aware of several issues. As a black youth I came to realise I was being educated for a life of service to white people as an hotel worker. It wa… Read More
2017-04-01 19:38
Yet another person has committed an act of unspeakable horror by cutting down perfectly innocent people who he did not know and cared nought for in the interest of his own agenda. We know hi… Read More
2017-03-25 13:52
I have to shine some light on a story that broke during the past ten days which reflects very badly on parents at a school in Mallorca attending their children's little league football game… Read More
2017-03-19 19:32
Mexico is a state like Columbia which seems to be controlled by the drug lords. Mexico does have a healthy export industry manufacturing cheap goods and exporting them to The United States f… Read More
2017-03-11 15:15
Life seems to be all about time. The fact is that time is an artificial construct of man for our modern society which is run by the clock. We need to know when it is time to go to sleep and… Read More
2017-03-05 15:34
This past week a man was seen by police driving erratically and was made to pull over. He stepped out of his car and started talking gibberish and acting strangely. Then he suddenly produced… Read More
2017-02-25 11:53
As I stand off to the sidelines and watch developments in The United States of America I cannot avoid a grave sense of concern for what is taking place. Especially after the model presidency… Read More
2017-02-18 19:07
I have some citrus trees in my backyard, and one in particular has returned an amazing harvest this year. It is an orange tree that has been in that spot for many years, even through a horre… Read More
2017-02-11 16:07
When I was about seven or eight my mother brought home a young boy to live with us. She didn't say why, just that he would have to share our space in the small bedroom occupied by my younger… Read More
2017-02-04 13:45
As I have been watching the drama unfurling from The White House I sensed that I had seen this movie before. There were similarities with a work of fiction that I had seen many years ago whe… Read More
2017-01-29 17:19
The news from Israel was totally positive. For too long the world has been wishing for a better power source for our cars. There is promising development from Tesla Motors who are making exc… Read More
2017-01-28 16:20
Why we should all be very afraid.Although this will be an essay on the new President Trump administration I wish to make it clear that this is only an exercise in the hypothetical. I have no… Read More
2017-01-21 14:12
Eight years ago the state of the United States economy was such that it appeared that the job awaiting the next incumbent in The White House would be impossible. It seemed that all that was… Read More
2017-01-14 11:14
Friday, January 20th, 2017 will be a modern equivalent of D-Day, (The Donald Day) when America's president-elect will assume his office. That will open a new chapter in American politics tha… Read More
2017-01-07 20:42
One of Spain's greatest traditions is the parade of The Three Kings, otherwise known in Spanish as Los Reyes Magos ( The Magic Kings). It is the equivalent of the Santa Claus parade in many… Read More
2016-12-31 13:42
On this the final day of 2016, I choose to salute perhaps the longest standing mayor of all, Rita Barberá who came to office in 1991 and served for 24 years, until her defeat in 2015… Read More
2016-12-22 22:13
December 22nd, Mid Winter or Winter Solstice is the shortest day of light and the longest day of darkness. However, it is also the only day of the year that we can absolutely count on nothin… Read More
2016-12-18 12:24
We have a gentleman living in our community who is a veteran of World War II. He is in his 95th year and loves to talk about his life of adventures, and to listen to him is a marvellous educ… Read More
2016-12-10 18:10
The annual EL Gordo fever is growing as we approach December 22nd, 2016. That's the day that the draw will take place for the greatest lottery in the world. It is so great because it offers… Read More
2016-12-04 10:51
Kevin Baker made me do it. My good friend Kevin dragged me, screaming, fighting, and yelling all the way into the 21st Century. Now I am the proud owner of an iPhone 6 Plus. I haven't comple… Read More
2016-11-26 17:08
This past week has been the week of my wife's birthday celebrations. We rode the AVE fast train from Valencia to Madrid in Preferente, or First Class. Now we are hooked! No more Tourist clas… Read More
2016-11-12 18:09
In my blog of last week I suggested to Hillary Clinton that maybe she should have a Concession Speech ready, just in case. In fact I felt deep down that the result we got was on the way. The… Read More
2016-11-05 18:46
I wish I had the political imagination to write the blockbuster book that is presently playing out in real life, but unfortunately I don't. Even if I had no-one would have believed it was ev… Read More
2016-10-30 11:44
I am not an American voter, but I have just as much to gain or lose as every American. This American election, more than most, will be a possible turning point in American history. Every eli… Read More
2016-10-22 12:27
Gretchen Kelly writes blogs. One of her blogs that appeared in The Huffington Post, (I think) of the 23rd November, 2015, she wrote, under the title, "The things all women do that you don't… Read More
2016-10-15 14:46
I watched a film this week called the Cokeville Miracle. It's really about Guardian Angels and Guiding Spirits, something I really do believe in.Guardian Angels are apparently spirits that n… Read More
2016-10-09 12:26
Firstly, falling in love is a most personal subject, so let's not get into an argument with one another. If a person says that they fell in love at first sight, and especially if they… Read More
2016-10-01 12:44
I awoke this morning to the realisation that I had reached the 77th anniversary of the day I was born. Was I excited? No. After having celebrated 76 of these things you get kind of jade… Read More
2016-09-25 15:17
First, let me say that as a black man I am so happy that I don't live in the United States of America. If I did I think I would be far more afraid of the police than I would be of the crimin… Read More
2016-09-18 14:25
The way our system works is that a person commits a crime and the police bring him to justice. Once found guilty the judge will pronounce sentence of say, ten years in prison. The victims of… Read More
2016-09-11 11:34
Friday, 9th of September, 2016 it was reported by a medical association that the beneficial effects of statins are greatly understated, and the negative effects are grossly overstated.These… Read More
2016-09-04 11:25
Realistically, we cannot choose all of our neighbours. In practise we don't choose any of the people who live next to us. We can choose a neighbourhood for its social class. Our economic mea… Read More
2016-08-28 10:55
Firstly, it is human nature to move from country to country. We have always done that and we will always do so. One benefit is that we spread culture and we learn from our travels, much like… Read More
2016-08-21 20:21
This week's column is unusual in that I have written and published a serious work of non-fiction which is now available for sale on Amazon.co.uk and Kindle.Down through the years I have alwa… Read More
2016-08-13 15:10
I agree that this is a ridiculous title to a column that describes a wonderful two weeks in Britain, but the fact is that I was only able to flush one toilet on the first try, and that… Read More
2016-07-28 09:29
Let's face it! Whether it's convenient for you or not, the earth has grown warmer. It's so warm that I really wonder how much warmer before we mere mortals will simply shrivel up and blow aw… Read More
2016-07-23 14:50
There are two types of people who are drawn to join police forces all over the world. The first type are those public spirited individuals who want to genuinely serve and protect their fello… Read More
2016-07-18 19:23
I have just taken a week away from my computer, my television, and my phone to go to the mountains and to let in the pure air and the unlimited beautiful scenery, and to relax. It feels… Read More
2016-07-10 20:09
I watched as Colin Powell set out the reasons for war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein and I immediately concluded, as a non-expert, that this would be a war simply because the Chief wanted it… Read More
2016-07-03 10:49
The world welcomed in 2016 in the usual fashion because it represented the arrival of new hope. If we knew then what we know now we need not have bothered.It began in a big way with the poli… Read More
2016-06-25 15:21
It was the Summer Solstice coupled with a full moon that drove the animal kingdom wild. Our house was plagued by flying ants and bugs of various kinds. They were all over the ceilings and co… Read More
2016-06-18 15:44
On hind sight the Referendum being held in the United Kingdom on whether to leave or stay is a mistake. No matter what the outcome the other side will be unhappy and claim that a mistake has… Read More
2016-06-10 16:43
Today is the 10th day of June, 2016, and the time is 6 pm Spanish time, and High Noon in Louisville, Kentucky in America. Today is the day when The Greatest is being gently and lovingly… Read More
2016-06-04 13:00
I was not going to touch the incident at the Cincinnati Zoo, but there is so much material in the incident that I feel compelled to put my oar in.I'm talking about the fact that a three-year… Read More
2016-05-29 11:07
This June will see three momentous decisions taken by voters. June the 23rd will see voters in a referendum in the United Kingdom decide whether they want to remain in the EU club, or whethe… Read More
2016-05-21 14:12
I overheard a British man at the next table telling his friends that he had left Britain and come to Spain because he could no longer abide the fact that the country was becoming overr… Read More
2016-05-15 09:09
More and more people are turning off to Eurovision for one reason or another, but I also suspect that the programme is drawing far more people than it repulses. It started as a contest betwe… Read More
2016-05-08 12:20
I have chosen this topic because I have written a book which is now going through the publishing phase. It is my first book and I hope to hold a big launch for it soon. I have lea… Read More
2016-05-01 10:10
It's usually the poor children who have to live under the shadow of the misdeeds of the parents. A child grows up with his father in jail for having done this or that. The other school child… Read More
2016-04-24 20:05
I have attended a Divisional Contest between most of the Toastmaster's clubs in Spain. Firstly I should say that Toastmaster clubs are groups of people who are dedicated to developing and re… Read More
2016-04-17 10:43
There are any number of perfectly good and legitimate reasons for doing business with law firms in Panama, so to even suggest that everybody with an account with such law firms are up to no… Read More
2016-04-09 15:57
A husband and wife set off on a luxury cruise that didn't go well for them. They argued and fought every day, especially on the last day ashore before the ship was due to return. The wife de… Read More
2016-04-03 14:57
There's no real significance to this story. It's simply one of those "How About That" stories.The social history of Bermuda is in many ways just as awful as that of The United States of Amer… Read More
2016-03-27 11:07
Although I have given them fictitious names Petra and Alexis are mother and daughter and this is a true story.Petra was born in a North American mid-sized town and, according to her she had… Read More
2016-03-19 17:18
The conventional wisdom is that we should all mind our own business and leave the details of other people's lives to them. This is very good advice but it is seldom followed. This is p… Read More
2016-03-13 13:35
"Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." (George Orwell)."Women are wiser than men because they… Read More
2016-03-06 15:28
Valencia, Spain has now entered into a three week period of fiestas leading up to the planting of temporary monuments in the streets of downtown Valencia and throughout the villages dot… Read More
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