@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] On occasions, according to some mental health experts, it can be good to just do nothing. Or the very bare minimum in any case. Indeed, the deft Dutch have a term for it: niksen, which literally means ‘to...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] It’s often how it goes. A person overcomes one addiction then another, for better or for worse, comes along to fill the void. (For background, see Coming clean on my Colombian.) China in my hand To be truly accurate — as I always strive […]
@wwaycorrigan As I’ve always said, it’s better (and more profitable for me!) to actually come to IQuiz «The Bogotá Pub Quiz» for real. Of course, for those not residing in Bogotá, physical attendance at the city’s top trivia night is next to impossible. So,...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Colombian tax reform. Many have tried it — or at least given helpful suggestions — but few have had much lasting success. The mere utterance of the phrase sends some folk into a paroxysm. In 2021, planned...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Friday the 13th. Considering all that’s happened since, some superstitious types — not me, I hasten to add — might deem it quite portentous that this was the date of the initial, tentative encounter...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] As the old adage goes, ‘never say never.’ So while I have let it be known that over the years I’ve grown quite tired of freelance English teaching since I first started such work in 2012, I...
@wwaycorrigan Considering I’ve had seventeen — that’s not including extended trips back to Ireland — house moves in Bogotá since I started living and working here in early 2012, one would think that I’ve become a master of the art of decluttering. OK, as a...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Oh for feck sake, not another WhatsApp voice message.’ Through gritted teeth, that’s generally how I respond upon receiving a WhatsApp voice message. The joy of text The intensity of this...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] I do find it somewhat perplexing — and occasionally amusing — how self-proclaimed freedom-loving liberals demand that others follow their path. At times, this is seen in a passive-aggressive manner. However,...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] One trend I’ve noticed in Colombia’s low-lying lands — lower than Bogotá that is — is that even rather small towns have a more sinister side to them compared to their loftier equivalents. I refer to locations in what is called tierra caliente, literally […]
