Monthly Archives: August 2019

When Budget Airlines beat Full Service Airlines

Posted on August 23, 2019 by G

I am not a big fan of Budget Airlines. Especially not for flights longer than say… 3 hours. Budget is really no frills. There are no drinks to quench your thirst, no food to satiate your hunger, and if you … Continue reading →

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Fireplace

Posted on August 16, 2019 by G

There is an Enid Blyton short story, “The Dog who Sneezed”, in which there was a miser who kept his money in a bag, and hid the bag up the chimney in the kitchen’s fireplace. Somehow Z was intrigued by the idea … Continue reading →

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Crystal Cats

Posted on August 13, 2019 by G

Z’s current obsession is “Crystal Cats”. Sorry, I mean “Aristo Cats“. The 1970 Disney animated film. (Trivia: it was the last film approved by Walt Disney before he died.) Z can call it “Aristo Cats”, but she says she likes … Continue reading →

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Nothing doing; wu wei in action (or should it be “inaction”?)

Posted on August 13, 2019 by G

Truth is truth. Universal Truths find expression, whatever the language, whatever the culture, whatever the values. I had previously read and understood: “The Tao in its regular course does nothing (for the sake of doing it), and so there is … Continue reading →

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