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Dealt a Blow 3 Jun 2013 | 08:53 pm
Sometimes a piece of news, while seemingly small, can rock your world – and not in a good way. I’d better backtrack a bit, since there’s one big life event that I haven’t posted about here yet. This c...
Welcome to Spam City 20 Dec 2012 | 05:23 pm
Welcome to Malta, where legislation is ignored and spammers rule. Here are some Maltese companies that illegally added me to their email list without my permission. Some of them don’t even offer an un...
How can the church get away with blatant discrimination? 21 Nov 2012 | 01:20 pm
With a title like that, do I really need to write a post? Well, maybe a short one. Here’s the issue: Q&A: Women bishops vote (BBC News). If a private company or a public sector organisation said “we w...
Walking a fine line 9 May 2012 | 07:21 pm
Nothing sums up the Maltese attitude to infrastructure and pride in a job well done quite like this photo.
The season of goodwill? 15 Dec 2011 | 10:54 pm
I recently read this article:- Surviving Christmas Depression and Holiday Blues It started me thinking about the excesses and paradoxes of this time of year. People who are normally rational get cau...
Socal Media causes thumbnail addiction 19 Nov 2011 | 10:27 pm
No, not the things on the end of your thumb, but the little pictures of people’s faces that we see on their Facebook profiles, LinkedIn profiles, online dating profiles, and probably every other socia...
An Expensive Census 15 Nov 2011 | 05:22 am
Malta is in the middle of a population census, and some commentators are already having fun with it as you might expect (nice one Mark). I’ve done my part and my form is completed – except that I did...
The people have spoken – haven’t they? 4 Jun 2011 | 05:38 pm
Malta politicians - a handy spotting guide Now that the dust has settled after the national referendum on divorce in Malta, something has come to light which has got me puzzled. Let’s put it this wa...
