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Pet hates Part Deux

Ten More Modern Annoyances
Pet hates Part Deux
Last year I wrote about ten things that get under my skin in our supposedly advanced modern world. The response was surprising - turns out I'm not alone in my exasperation. So here we are again, because the world hasn't stopped providing material, and I've still got things to get off my chest. Smash Burgers and the Americanisation of Everything Let's start with smash burgers, shall we? For those blessedly unaware, a smash burger is what happens when someone can't be bothered to... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, January 25, 2026 12:59:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Blogging Food ice Murcia snow Spain Weather winter
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Are You Ready For WW3?

A Candid Journey Through Stockpiling, Strategy, and Survival in a Precarious World
Are You Ready For WW3?
In a fun year that seems to keep getting more fun every week (#ironyalert!) the EU (via the European Commission) has just launched a new “Preparedness Union Strategy” aimed at boosting Europe’s resilience to emerging threats. Among the 30 actions covering everything from early-warning systems to civil-military crisis exercises, it calls for “promoting population preparedness” by encouraging the public “to maintain essential supplies for a minimum of 72 hours in emergencies”. This follows on... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Thursday, March 27, 2025 1:57:00 PM Categories: America Andalusia Dystopia Electricity Food Geopolitics Spain WW3
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Funny Things They Eat in Spain

Warning: Don't read this if you are vegan/vegetarian
It was during my first week in Spain that I ascended an escalator in a big supermarket, turned a corner in to the meat section and was greeted by a rack of pig faces. It was quite a bizarre sight! It looked as though the left half a pig's head had been placed in a polystyrene tray and wrapped in cling-film. There were dozens of them, all looking the same way, which of course prompted a question in my ever curious mind. Where were the right hand sides of the pig's heads? Was there another ... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, October 25, 2020 2:02:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Cusine Food Murcia Spanish Spanish culture Tourism
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