The Froth

A new photo series

31. August 2006

I uploaded photographs from Kithira on this Flickr page, as a celebration of life, blue doors and greek salad with feta and olives (there is a lot of food in the photos). So, no more of them here, we’ve had enough of the sea and the white houses, thank you. I am grateful for [...]

Whining, bemoaning, peevish

30. August 2006

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I am surrounded by good people in my personal life. The friends I have, the friends I made through this blog, my family, are all good people. They are compassionate, loyal and fun. I met up with Joanna yesterday and we had coffee together. It’s so effortless being with her. She got me a great [...]

As I lay dying

29. August 2006

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How air conditioning works in a stinky driver’s taxi: Unless the air conditioning is set at a sub-zero freezing temperature where bacteria hibernate, what air conditioning effectively does is recycle and evenly distribute the air under the taxi driver’s stinky armpits in the front and back of the taxi. Being human, you most probably rely [...]

When you have to work with psychopaths

28. August 2006

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Lifesaver tips for working with psychos (hands off my lifebuoy, I need it badly right now) Psychopaths (in Cambridge Dictionary: persons who have no feeling for other people, do not think about the future and do not feel bad about anything they have done in the past) are people. Anyone could be a psychopath: the bus driver, [...]

Vacation candy, vacation pooh

25. August 2006

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Vacation candy -Cold Coronas -The “where to lunch” problem -That people wear whatever they can take out of their suitcases when they wake up at noon and aren’t wearing their contacts yet -Daily consumption of ice cream and alcohol -Having someone to send postcards to -Buying mementos that look stylish in the village shop [...]

Deep into the ice cream cave

25. August 2006

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The hardest part about holidays is not being alone for a minute of the day of the week. That irritates me and to avoid becoming a shrew I just stay away from an activity for a couple of hours each day. The others go to the beach and since I do not like the beach [...]

Barbarossa may or may not have burnt our clothes

24. August 2006

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Chora is the capital of the island. There is so much history here (I read that the island had been inhabited even earlier than 5000 BC) still, it doesn’t impose itself on you. If you want to ignore it, it lets you do so. The island had been under the influence of Minoans, several Peloponnesian [...]