U. Cronin's Blog, page 18
October 26, 2014
The Garden of Whimsy
The Parque de el Capricho is Madrid’s only garden from the Romantic period. Its name means something like “The Garden of Whimsy” or “Garden of Caprice”. I prefer the former, for the garden is indeed whimsical, without displaying any of … Continue reading →
October 19, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Sunday, Oct 19 2014, Madrid
It seems like Thursday’s panic was not warranted. The three new cases taken into quarantine that day have all tested negative. Since then no new cases have arisen on the mainland (one person is under observation in Tenerife). Furthermore, the … Continue reading →
October 16, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Thursday, Oct 16 2014, Madrid
Is this disaster? Is this the worst-case scenario? News has just broken that one of the seven patients who travelled in the ambulance which had taken ebola-infected nurse’s aid, Ms Teresa Romero Ramos, to Alcorcón hospital has presented with fever … Continue reading →
October 14, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Tuesday, Oct 14 2014, Madrid
For two days running ebola has been relegated to a secondary news event. The papers, TV and radio are running with stories of the plebiscite for Catalonian independence (or lack thereof) and the other big C — corruption. What little … Continue reading →
October 12, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Sunday, Oct 12 2014, Madrid
Whether it is a case of there being genuinely nothing stirring or simply a reflection that journalists take the weekend off just like everyone else, there have been no new developments in the Spanish ebola incident since Friday. Beyond a … Continue reading →
October 10, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Friday, Oct 10 2014, Madrid
There is a more pronounced note of panic to coverage today. This is perhaps a function of the number of people now in isolation — fourteen (plus confirmed case, Ms Teresa Romero Ramos). Among those in quarantine we now for the … Continue reading →
October 9, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Thursday, Oct 9 2014, Madrid
Pathetic fallacy stalks Madrid as the heavy, black clouds close in around the city and its citizens experience one of the twenty-odd rainy days granted to it each year. There’s traffic gridlock, as there always is when a few drops fall from the … Continue reading →
The Ebola Diary: Thursday, Oct 10 2014, Madrid
Pathetic fallacy stalks Madrid as the heavy, black clouds close in around the city and its citizens experience one of the twenty-odd rainy days granted to it each year. There’s traffic gridlock, as there always is when a few drops fall from the … Continue reading →
October 8, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Wednesday, Oct 8 2014, Madrid
It’s Groundhog Day. The clock radio jolts me out of sleep with the word ebola all over again. Where are Sonny and Cher when you need them? The only news-news this morning is that a nurse has now been put into … Continue reading →
October 7, 2014
The Ebola Diary: Tuesday, Oct 7 2014, Madrid
It’s been wall-to-wall ebola since the clock radio woke us up. La Ser radio station boasts about its outside broadcast unit being at the door of the hospital where the unfortunate ebola victim is being treated. I switch off and … Continue reading →
