Aultmore 21 – Optimism
When I was five years old, I remember a visit I made to the pediatrician. He measured my foot, then the circumference of my head. With the smile of a […]
When I was five years old, I remember a visit I made to the pediatrician. He measured my foot, then the circumference of my head. With the smile of a […]
A thousand and one uses. Tasteful energy. The real mayonnaise. Everyone uses or uses and abuses. All of the above phrases are famous brand slogans in Brazil. It is impossible […]
Having been born at a time that predated the indiscriminate use of the internet, I saw my childhood plagued by many very excruciating doubts. For example, one which puzzled me […]
It may seem obvious what I am going to say next, coming from a monothematic blog like this. But I have a few small obsessions. And it’s not whisky, because […]
There are films I always stop to watch, when I come across them on television. It’s as if my brain goes onto autopilot and comfortably surrenders to the sense of […]
If you’re an engineer or a meteorologist, you probably know the Chaos Theory. If you’re not, I’ll explain. The Chaos Theory suggests that in complex systems, where there are a […]
Manners make a man. This is what the British writer William Horman wrote in his book Vulgaria in 1519 – a compendium of quotes and proverbs from his day. In […]
My daughter is studying Brazilian folklore at school. Yesterday, she came to tell me that her favourite folk character is the (one-legged) little menace, Saci Perere. It makes sense, since […]
Once I mentioned the Ariel Atom, a car that can hardly be considered a car. There is no radio, no windscreen, certainly no air-conditioning, no roof, no doors and don’t […]
If you like cars, you must have heard of the Nissan GTR. The Nissan GTR is the heir of Skyline, a super-sporty Japanese car although produced by the Prince Motor […]