Towards the end of last year I came across an interesting report, and one that struck an optimistic note as well. Since publications containing not only important but also almost exclusively good news are something or a rarity these days, I had a proper look at it. I can tell you in clear conscience it […]
Ok, let’s be honest. Even those of us whose feet are firmly on the ground can’t resist our wants from time to time, and simply want to get something. We’d like this something to be nice, too. What passes for ‘nice’ varies from person to person, but some things are universal. Anyone who has ever […]
I was talking to a friend the other day. He complained a lot. Of course, neither of these two facts is special in itself in any way. But his face, our conversation and his complaining have lodged themselves firmly in my mind. So I thought I must get it out of my system here. A […]
I look at my fridge … ‘You’re so dumb,’ I say of it in my thoughts with affection. ‘Even the ice maker and all your freezer programmes don’t make you half-intelligent.’ And my washing machine? Blissfully open to all the errors one can make washing things. Just recently it washed my jumper so the jumper […]
It is silver-gray, but it is not steel, it is soft although it is a metal, it does not corrode even in high temperatures, and it is resistant to inorganic acids. It does not dissolve in aqua regia, to which even gold succumbs. I could go on to say it is more precious than gold, […]
