Dawn

Dawn

Monday, May 01, 2006

I nipped into Portugal today, to get one of the roast dishes [duck, kid and wild boar] that aren’t on offer in Galicia, even across the river in Tui. The bonus was fellow-diners who chatted quietly and children who didn’t run round the restaurant screaming. And nobody was smoking! Certainly didn’t need a Big Gob-B-Silent or Smoker-B-Vaporised gadget there. Quite a different experience altogether. Clearly a very dull people

Here’s an ad for an irresistible place in London:-
A truly wonderful and very well proportioned single parking space, offering a sought-after location with a very hard base, superior tarmac-mix and easy access onto and off the space surrounding it. The space comprises approximately 60% asphalt, 20% concrete and 20% local stone, providing a high quality and very hard layer to park your car. ₤80,000 [€116,000]

Quote of the Holiday

For the first time in history, women in developed societies can take up any occupation or career they please. This has brought enormous benefits. But it has also had some less positive consequences – the death of sisterhood, a decline in female altruism and growing disincentives to bear children.
Prospect Magazine, April 2006

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