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It would be dishonest of me not to admit that, towards the end of winter at Gamone, a certain number of innocent pots and pans tend to pass ...

Voltaire [1694-1778] said many marvelous things. But, contrary to what many English-speakers imagine, Voltaire never, in any circumstances,...

Contrary to what you might imagine, after glancing through my recent blog posts, I've been totally preoccupied, over the last fortnight ...

The air is warm. From her sunny doorstep, Sophia contemplates the beauty of the Cosmos. She's probably saying to herself: "Why doe...

Sophia , more beautiful than ever in her slim female elegance, appears to be coming along fine. OK, she's under medication, but it seems...

Over the last few days, my compatriot Badger , blogging from his visibly upper-class residence in the heart of Vienna, has produced memorabl...

At Gamone (and in most other places in France, I imagine), we're right in the middle of the dandelion season. That's to say, the slo...

If you want to give your front lawn a William & Kate look, nothing could be better than these royal gnomes. Unfortunately, they're...

In this delightful philosophical cartoon by the Australian comedian Tim Minchin , the heroine is an unknown female compatriot named Storm w...

I've just purchased a fabulous new TopStar swivel chair, made in Germany, for my computer desk. It's a genuine Porsche. I'll hav...

On a whim, at the local supermarket, I bought a dog toy: a brightly-colored ball manufactured in one of those hard-to-define former-Communis...

I often use the term " churchiness " (giving rise to the adjective " churchy ") to designate a quaint tradition that con...

I don't know where exactly in France this splendid doorway exists: The doors might not appear to be open… but maybe it's winter, and...

I know it's far too early to start suggesting nominations for the prestigious awards highlighting the dumbest press articles published i...

The "we" is France, and that includes me. I'm proud of the performance of our soldiers, both in Libya and in the Ivory Coast, ...

The Blogger guys—like their Google guides (one big family, if I understand correctly)—are masters in the art of looking at things, up-closel...

"Nothing to be done." - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot . The French president Nicolas Sarkozy is backed up by a political part...

On April 1, I was looking so eagerly for gags of all unexpected kinds (including those that turned out to be perfectly serious stuff) that I...

In view of today's date, readers might imagine that I'm about to tell them a tall tale. This is not the case. The trivial anecdote ...

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