Well the results are in. James Cauchi has earned a whooping 17 votes on the 9th district and a full 9 votes on the 10th district. Well… OK so I’m a little disappointed and had been hoping that a good few dozen persons or, dare I had hoped, a hundred-odd individuals would have seen and understood that I was the genuine article. ^_^; As it stands it appears that many either did not or felt that others out there were more suitable. That is their choice at the end of the day and I do of course thank all those individuals who did believe in myself. There is of course more to be said.

…but I am actually working behind the scenes. ^_~ I realize that I am a good half-dozen contributions backwards on the web log. I can say that this is partially due to not wishing to be the harbringer of spoilers for the interview of yours truly on sandrovella.org, but also because it is ‘not’ easy being an independent candidate. Well… am I worried?

Well… for as far as the interview is concerned - only a tad bit… not only am I not a very spontaneous person, but it is appropriate that I honour the tradition for Sandro Vella’s website to inclusions primarily in the Maltese language.

It is almost always a sombre day when somebody dear to the self departs the present life and embarks upon a journey to the next. The atmosphere of mourning and grief (the anatomy of which is contemplated upon here) that lingers amongst those of us left behind to contemplate this departure is made none the better when legal issues regarding the will of the departed start to get considered. Possible conflicts and disagreements amongst the surviving heirs can be bad enough but then also enters into play the matter of paying inheritance-related taxes to the Government.