…does it matter?

And other questions for the future-now:

Is a blog only a blog if someone reads it? Is a musician only a musician if he has a Myspace (substitute any other social network) page? And here’s the real question: Is a word only a word if it’s indexed by Google?

From: The possibility of unperceived off-line existence.

Points for the most philosophical answer – and I’ve got a philosophy degree you know, so I’ll know if you’re faking it

Pretty, blond, pouting child, next to the word ‘Bimbo’, above the phrase ‘For a more tender world’ – can’t see this ad for Bimbo breads going down too well in the English-speaking world!

More and more of these are springing up across the landscapes of Spain… I think they are rather beautiful when found in small numbers like this (these are near the vilage of Lanjaron, in the Alpujarras). Marina pointed out that they might be seen as being even more beautiful still, if you consider that they are doing a lot to safeguard the environment as they spin slowly round…

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Back in a couple of days, and in the meantime, we highly recommend you dive into the wonderful Notes from Spain forums!

In April 2007, 30 intrepid Notes from Spain forum members came over to Madrid for a wonderful weekend of great food, drink, and general Spain-loving fun. It was such a success that we decided that we just had to organise another ‘Great Madrid Escape’ in 2008. Are you up for it?

Full details in the forum!