I’m shattered, even though I’ve only been at work for three days now. Less than that actually. At midday yesterday my son had to be collected from school with flu, so that was the end of work for Thursday, and I was late in this morning because I had to wait for my friends to arrive to look after the poor kid, so I worked until 7 pm to compensate….
Gainful employment
I’ve been offered a temporary job starting tomorrow. It’s working in the observatory library, mostly adding books to the database and putting them on the shelves.
Constitution Day
Today is a national holiday – Constiution Day, which is something like July4th for Americans, only with a lot less pazazz. We’ll be meeting the extended family at the bodega for a meal. But you know, I think the constitution is something to celebrate. I don’t want to sound pompous here, but real democracy makes such a huge difference – just ask a Zimbabwean. It’s so nice to say what…
A Bar for Cave Men
Bodegon Tamanca, El Paso Is your feller the caveman type? Here’s somewhere he’ll feel right at home. It’s a bar in a cave. Bodegon Tamanca is on the main road from Fuencaliente to El Paso. The first thing you’ll spot is the large car park, right beside the road.View Larger Map A cave man wouldn’t really feel at home inside, though. No smoke, no mammoth bones on the floor, just…
November Rainbow Gathering
According to wikipedia, a rainbow gathering is “a temporary intentional community, typically held in an outdoor setting, espousing and practicing ideals of peace, love, harmony, freedom and community, as a consciously expressed alternative to mainstream popular culture, consumerism, capitalism and mass media.” And we have one on a beach in Garafia about now. “The dates are from new moon of November to the new moon of December.” I believe that…