I’d say I have a bit of unorthodox approach to illnesses affecting me: as long as I can keep myself upright and walking, the latter is my treatment along with taking prescribed pills. It was the same this time round. The route of choice was a circular walk marked yellow, starting in front of ‘Dom Turysty’ Hotel in the centre of Żagań.…
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Usually I start a new walking season by climbing a relatively easy hill. This year however I’ve broken that long-standing ‘tradition’, for one, very simple reason: I’m on my holidays in a place far from any substantial hills and with very limited means of travelling. But this area isn’t short of walking possibilities. One of the longest is the green path running…
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Let me ask you a simple question: what are we doing here now? And what do we do every time we attend Mass? The answer is as simple as the question: we sit down in pews, sing a few hymns (if we know them), listen to some biblical readings (followed usually by a mediocre and uninspiring sermon), say our bits…
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On 1 April this year an item of news was circulated in the media, that eating seven portions of fruit and veg a day can prolong human life. This item was yet another in an ever-rising tidal wave of health advice flooding newspapers, radio and TV shows. Avoiding some food and eating more of another should prolong our lives, although…
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A relatively small screen locked in a relatively big case, showing only one channel, and only in black and white. That’s my childhood memory of our first telly. Then a revolution happened: a second channel became available. In order to switch between them we had to buy a set top box. Children were very useful to have around, as remote…