Some time ago, one facebook I commented that the world is changing, about a video from Google employees, using the google image to tell that It gets better for gay people. But, if I thought that the world was changing, when the President of the United States and his Vice President, each make a video […]
The missing gas counter
I’m living on this apartment for three months now and the rent includes everything – it’s common here in Amsterdam. When I rented the apartment, the real estate agent showed me the apartment, as well as the electricity counter. But no mention of a gas counter were made. Some weeks ago a guy ringed the doorbell and announced himself […]
Best Copyright Licence Ever
Today I found what I think is the best copyright licence ever. I copy it here: The author claims all copyrights to this story and no duplication or publication of this story is allowed, except by the websites to which it has been posted, without the consent of the author. What do you think? Know […]
My oldest memory
There are a lot of stories that parents always tell about us. But which is the oldest memory you really have of your live? My earliest memory is from my grandmothers home, when my closest family was still living the the house I already told you about in Land of Free men. My closest family […]
Life on Facebook
Did you already saw the video Life on Facebook? It counts the story of a man using the facebook interface to tell the story.
Land of free men
Portugal is a country of strong contrasts. It’s, today, a country with a vast over urbanized sea-coast, and with a mostly inhabited interior. But, and that what I find more interesting, iit’s a country with villages very closed (every house is built next to another house), and villages where every house have it’s own space. […]
On Nationalism, Support groups and self respect
One friend post today, in Portuguese, in Facebook a note that he called "IMIGRA ou MIGRA?", asking if once once we get out of Portugal we forget about what it mean to be Portuguese. I’ll not link his note, because his profile is protected and the link would take most people nowhere. But I think […]
Daily live – Gratefulness
I walk slowly from home to the work in the morning, and do the same path in the oposite direction most days. Somedays my steps take a detour from this usual path, getting me to the coffee across the street from the office and I stay there for a couple hours after work, other days […]
The Political Compass
Economic Left/Right: -5.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.59 Well, it looks that I’m a Left anarchist. Like that was anew thing… see my other blog (in Portuguese – anarcodemocracia.org. I found this test on Frederico’s Blog. You can do the test your self in the Political Compass.