Learning Languages Revisited

I’m making vague plans to go to Argentina in August, so I’ve started brushing up on my Spanish. I’d learnt Spanish for a month before going to Peru in 2001, but haven’t used it since, and have forgotten everything but Hola and, of course, Hasta la vista, Baby. I’ve been considering how my personal language… Continue reading Learning Languages Revisited

Biowashball distributor’s response

Following my previous post, here is the response from the biowashball distributor. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Fw: Unfair public statements Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:50:02 +0200 From: Marietjie Lacomme To: CC: Ian, For the record, I never said we didn’t mention the Soapnut, and we persist that we did not and in no… Continue reading Biowashball distributor’s response

Threatened with legal action by the biowashball distributor

12/3/2009 UPDATE – They have sent a response to the email below. A comment I made in the Ethical Co-op newsletter last Thursday attracted some attention. When introducing a new product, laundry soap nuts, I mentioned my unhappiness with another product, a laundry ball, which in their marketing material had slammed soap nuts, and had… Continue reading Threatened with legal action by the biowashball distributor