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Colombia's media and many of its citizens are often insufferable when it comes to supporting their national football team. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/07/shunning-la-seleccion-colombia.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/04/strength-in-belief.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/12/replacing-religions-false-comforts.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/11/tribal-warfare.html https://www.theburkean.ie/articles/2018/08/13/ireland-the-land ..read more

Colombian residency has its advantages. One of them is not having to deal with Migración Colombia's buggy online system for a few years! For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/respite-from-uncertainty-and-migracion.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2022/11/a-somewhat-pleasant-surprise.html https://youtu.be/sW-h_IXwhGo https://youtu.be/6My9_5aqxtU https://bogota.gov.co/internacional/extranjeros-residentes-en-bogota-podran-votar-por-el-presidente https://youtu ..read more

The head tells me to give up my independent content creation. The heart says to keep going. The latter is getting its way — for now. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/chasing-media-dragon-raison-detre.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/Rt3GfdH1ouo https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2014/02/google-nosense.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65650822 https://youtu.be/QdizFwr2uKE https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-matter-of-motivation.html https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com ..read more

A new Spanish TV series, Los 39, is drama-packed. Filming it on location in Palomino also had its drama. And divas. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/05/life-imitating-art-of-los-39-minus.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkg https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk https://youtu.be/hTy2ocU09So https://youtu.be/XFL7ynNLEBE https://youtu.be/c42jvnGNR9Q https://youtu.be/ceU203AXOcU https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Vitai-Lampada-Henry-Newbolt/ https://youtu.be/e9UFOrv5dr8 ..read more

Environmental sustainability and film/TV productions do not sit well together. It makes one wonder how self-styled green movie stars sleep well at night. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-pernicious-pull-of-black-hole-that.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondi#:~:text=Hitler%2C%20who%20adored%20the%20loyalty,1930%5D%20%E2%80%93%20both%20named%20Blonda https://youtu.be/e9UFOrv5dr8 https://youtu.be/I8Z_c3ofXxY https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk https://wwc ..read more

American/US English conventions make more sense than their British counterparts. For some things, that is. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/04/on-comma-ground-where-us-english-team.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/10/wake-up-to-pinkers-wonderful-world.html https://stevenpinker.com/publications/sense-style-thinking-persons-guide-writing-21st-century https://style.mla.org/the-placement-of-a-comma-or-period-after-a-quotation/ #BritishEnglish #AmericanE ..read more

In this new phase in the rise of the machines, we risk becoming little more than pawns of artificial intelligence. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/04/more-artificial-intelligence-less-human.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0 https://youtu.be/DIlX_bmi9NE https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkg https://youtu.be/oDKkNR4NBoY https://youtu.be/fnGaf0p9x1U?si=57PLYHiJ0wrdZrV8 https://youtu.be/OkJU35IWTas https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-24/can-sam-altman-mak ..read more

Pet owners who double up as radical climate activists would be making a big statement — and no small difference — if they ditched their furry friends. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-pet-hate.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/Q9DblkWqwUg https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001whc9 https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/02/horse-it-into-ya.html https://youtu.be/OHAKs6XPKcs https://youtu.be/gByoYGZcxgY https://earth.org/environmental-impact-of-pets/ https://www.myclimat ..read more

At a distance of 100 km, San Juan de Rioseco falls into the quick-getaway-from-Bogotá category. However, the journey can be stop-start so it's best to spend at least a night there. It is worth it. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/03/san-juan-de-rioseco-only-its-river-runs.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2023/08/colombias-plebeian-transport-riveting.html https://youtube.com/shorts/u41wQWa27Yc?si=rdr6F6g4IQTm7N5O https://youtu.be/hTy2ocU09So https://wwcor ..read more