Just minutes ago I posted that according to Grooveshark I have no friends. In addition to using Grooveshark I have also been using Zune’s social features over the past few days. And who knew, there are apparently other people like me out there! Or at least that’s how I am interpreting "listeners like you". I […]

I am trying out a new online music streaming service, Grooveshark. It has some good press around it’s recommendation engine. Fair enough, I will check it out. Pleasant UI if a little web 2.0-heavy. Needs a Java app on the PC to check out your current music and share it with others (can you hear […]

This is the slogan of SAAB. I was listening to "This American Life" and it is sponsored by SAAB and their tag-line is "born from jets." And it hit me. This is perhaps the dumbest slogan I have ever heard. And that is saying something.
First of all with fuel costing what it does, who wants […]

No, not *that* kind of toast. This guy is hit-or-miss for me, but the more I think about this, the more I can imagine the wedding, the guests at first thinking "oh wow, deep, romantic" and then the zinger hits.

Today is a bit different, nothing specifically Zurich-y… I just wanted to add a small plug for The Fat Cyclist. I came across this gentleman through an email alias at work before he left Microsoft. His writing got better and better over the years; early on it was funny, later it was often hysterical. Of […]

One of the most useful sites for moving to Zürich is www.englishforums.ch. This is a site primarily for expats living in Switzerland but there are also some Swiss folks who post. Mostly it is an exchange for information. Good stuff.
This morning after my bike ride I was reading a thread, "Picture of the Day". This […]

I took a look at my Google homepage today and saw this quote:
If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough   - Mario Andretti

Great, that seems like a nice message I thought. I will send that link to my team at work. I clicked through on the link. And […]

Over on Facebook Aaron has written on my Wall. What is Facebook for those who live under Internet rocks? It is the latest darling of the social network space. Or maybe it’s not, maybe it’s yesterday’s news, how would I know, I am old and so will no doubt be six months behind the curve […]

I found this through a post on Boing Boing, but the direct link is here.
I don’t know why, but this just made me laugh. For several minutes. Then I’d cough and mumble "Mr. Splashy Pants" and laugh again. If they make t-shirts I will definitely buy one. Just to laugh. Again.
"Mr. Splashy Pants"
–update 11.29.07–
http://weblog.greenpeace.org/makingwaves/archives/2007/11/mr_splashy_pants_fan.html
Well it […]

SnoWest Forums - Anatomy of a Windstorm; Washington State Ferry System in Action
Well this has nothing to do with our move to Zürich but it’s cool nonetheless. This happened during the last windstorm, the day we left Seattle. Wow, imagine being on that ferry.