Sunday, August 3, 2014

Slow Books

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I’m always on the lookout for good writing and liked a couple of sites I came upon in the last few days First Public Books - a bi-mon...
Friday, August 1, 2014

The military-industrial complex

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I'm drafting the introductory text for the new website and found myself referring to Eisenhower's famous phrase "the military...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

100 years in Sofia

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Nothing beats a good storm – when, that is, you are safely ensconced in an attic flat! For spectacular rolling thunder, Sofia is almos...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Openly Conspiring?

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Good ideas come when I’m in the bath or swimming – and the pool this morning gave me another idea for the website name - “Open Conspiracy”...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Dealing with Sofia's Past

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The day started early with the urgent chimes of the venerable Church Cyril and Methodius and the 5 disciples – whose birthday it apparent...

Going to the Dogs

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I stayed in Koln last year for almost 3 months and was a regular visitor to its various bookshops and bookstalls. One post looked at the f...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Seeking common ground; puzzling development???

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The website name – and its “tags” – are clearly crucial choices for a new website which actually wants to attract traffic. So far the tagw...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

A New Adventure

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Most websites are institutional – and promotional. They are there to sell you products, services and, in some cases, ideologies. The new...