I travel a lot. Not many destinations but I do pass through London which is a hodge-podge of people and languages. Going through the other day I saw a couple, upper-middle aged. Woman was an uncomfortable traveler, man was trying to show off how world-ready he was. She asked a few innocuous questions, he answered …
One is left of course with the awe and such… But one also has to realize that Michaelangelo had no idea how to paint a woman’s breasts.
One of the many things I enjoy about living in Paris is having wine delivered. It feels decadent, urban, sophisticated. We made a, for us, huge order yesterday. At the end we simply asked the cavistes to add a few bottles at her discretion. Today I opened a 2006 Pernand – Vergelesses, 1er Cru – …
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 …
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". …