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In a recent Dilbert strip, the pointy-haired boss says he has just invested in new network software. When Dilbert asks him how he handled th...

My old garden hose has been left out in the sun and the cold for quite some time. So, I wasn't particularly astonished when it started t...

Fidel Castro in Havana at his meeting with the French president François Hollande . May 11, 2015 — photo from New China In the cou...

Friday was a good day for France at the Rio games. Here's our new score-sheet: Click to enlarge We're in the 8th position, b...

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Click here to see the robot show. For all I know, I might be starring there... Can anybody prove that this was or was not the case. Good ro...

Just over a year ago, in July 2015, I stumbled in the steep staircase at my house in Gamone and had a nasty fall, bumping my head. Doctors h...

This Ethiopean swimmer at Rio is my latest hero in the Olympic world. His name is Robel Kiros Habte and his specialty is not speed. Peo...

I wonder whether France could donate a few of our less talented Olympic coaches to Donald Trump , to assist him in his bid to become pre...

I'm happy to see the success at Rio of the Swiss cyclist Fabian Cancellera , who will soon be retiring. I've always been impress...

Kuwait has just announced its purchase of 30 French Caracal helicopters, for a billion euros. France may be performing in a mediocre fa...

One of these days, my native town of Grafton in Australia will have a new bridge over the Clarence River. The northern area, which includes ...

The Swedish lady Marianne Ihlen , muse of Leonard Cohen , passed away peacefully on 29 July 2016 at the age of 81.   Marianne and Coh...

The French medal score at Rio is not exactly impressive. Watching the TV coverage of French achievements, I imagined a typical Eurovision ev...

The French word “désertification” designates the process that leads to villages abandoned by their former residents, who have deserted their...

A French-language article in today’s Le Monde reveals that the Amnesty organization labels the attitudes of the Australian government towa...

Click here to read a short review by Richard Dawkins of an autobiographical book by a former Daesh sex slave, who has written (of course) ...

At times throughout my life, for moments, I too have been a lucky person... when I succeeded in clinging desperately to make-believe. I woul...

Click here to see Hillary , on a Melbourne wall, changing from a bikini to more modest dress. Sadly, this wasn't just a case of somebod...

At Gamone, three big linden trees are located in front of the house, and their dead leaves form a brown carpet, appreciated by Fitzroy. ...