It’s not the winning that counts
by Chris Morvan You can tell when the World Cup is on because suddenly the world goes Brazilian. People who you know for a fact have never been within 1,000 miles of Rio de Janeiro have got that distinctive flag flying from their car. And why do these people feel the need to declare such an unwarranted allegiance? Because Brazil are always good and More...
Keeping up with the Phoneses
by Chris Morvan I don’t know how attached you get to things like laptops and phones. Maybe they’re just functional inanimate objects to you. Got to have one, it does the job, end of story. But for the technophobe, More...
Graduates from the University of YouTube
by Chris Morvan There’s a lot to be said for having a go at things yourself around the house rather than automatically calling an expert. It can save a lot of money and, in the current circumstances in Sint Maarten, More...
An island is not a rock
by Chris Morvan There’s a blog that I follow, called Women Who Live On Rocks. It’s a jovial, whimsical thing, started by a yoga instructor, a good-looking, bikini-wearing type who looks great in photographs. I More...
Pool versus beach: the agony of choice
by Chris Morvan It always amazes me that in places where there are beautiful beaches and clean, refreshing sea, anyone should choose instead to use a pool full of chlorinated water, and yet the world is full of More...
Smile though your face is aching
by Chris Morvan Everywhere you go these days there are cameras. There’s one on every smartphone and many dumbphones. There’s one on every laptop. There are security cameras recording us doing everyday things, More...
Enough is as good as obese
by Chris Morvan The waiter doesn’t understand a word I say: I have to repeat everything. I find myself getting silly in my irritation: I’ll (slowly) have (pause) the (enunciate) crab (yawn) salad (sigh) More...
Bloody foreigners
by Chris Morvan Technically, you couldn’t argue with what was presented to me for dinner. I had ordered skate with black butter and capers, and the waitress had assured me it came with vegetables – or at least More...
The Unprofessionals
by Chris Morvan Lack of professionalism is not something anyone likes to be accused of, but it confronts us in all walks of life, not just here but everywhere. I’m talking about taxi drivers who can’t put your More...
Mosquito stakeout
by Chris Morvan I don’t know where the mosquito stands on the conservationists’ list of protected species, but I would hope it’s very near the bottom. Do they do any good to anybody or anything? Seriously, More...
