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Computer woes

Soon after the last post, I started scanning the computer for spyware prior to online shopping. The anti-root kit scan came up with loads of suspicious files, which I deleted. And now the dang thing won’t boot. It’s not just missing one file. I really messed it up. So yesterday afternoon I scanned the laptop, and eventually did my shopping. And my husband removed the data disk from the main…

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The Caldera

I just got back from taking 14 kids into the Caldera. Well, their teacher was in charge, but they needed a second adult along. Now most such school trips have to stay in the campsite, which means carrying tents in, but we were seriously lucky. The teacher, Miguel Angel, is friends with the man in charge of looking after the irrigation canals inside the Caldera, so we could stay in…

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Election Day

Today Spain’s holding a general election. In the red corner, we have Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, leading the Socialist Party, and in the blue corner, we have Mariano Rajoy and the Popular Party. And in the other corners, we have a whole bunch of regional parties, the Greens, and the Falange (Facists). Most residents with other EU nationalities can vote, but not the British (because the UK won’t let any…

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The Franceses Bypass

My friends in Franceses have been working hard. When they first moved in, the path down beside their house was in such a bad state that Theresa fell and bashed her knee pretty hard. So they started to build steps. Then the neighbours told them in no uncertain terms that they needed planning permission. So off we went to the Town Hall. It turned out that the path was a…

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