Spanish Consulate: Take 1
The following is as close as I can recall to the conversation I had at the Spanish Consulate in Manhattan the other day when I went to make sure that there was no paperwork I needed to complete. “Hi. I’m an Irish citizen and I’ve been planning on moving to Spain. The Irish Consulate told [...]
And Another Tennyson Quote
We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are — One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.1 And to think I used to think Tennyson [...]
The Hammer Speaks
This is officially the quote of the week. “Why so hard?” the kitchen coal once said to the diamond. “After all, are we not close kin?” Why so soft? O my brothers, thus I ask you: are you not after all my brothers? Why so soft, so pliant and yielding? Why is there so much [...]