All is said
so I’ve surfed around for some less serious titbits to add colour to this day of promise. If you haven’t read any comments, I suggest… Læs mere »All is said
Living history
Our Sunday outing took us a little bit further away than usual, namely to the most famous school/college on the planet, Eton. It is a… Læs mere »Living history
What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
Andrew Sullivan does some deliberation and a bit of wishful thinking in The Sunday Times. It hasn’t been published online, but probably will be tomorrow… Læs mere »What will Obama do? (and something about parenting)
Economic Catch 22
(…) the only way to get banks lending again is to nationalize them. Otherwise, they’ll simply hoard liquidity in a desperate attempt to avoid being… Læs mere »Economic Catch 22
Am I creative?
◊ or ◊ I should think not… I’m with Capac (site in Danish) when he says that he has mixed feelings about the word creative.… Læs mere »Am I creative?
Tools for a better understanding of conflicts
I’m trying my hand with some new podcasts now that I’m exercising three times a week. You can hear a lot of podcasts in 4-5… Læs mere »Tools for a better understanding of conflicts
That yellow feeling
Oh, why am I not the kind of person who gets invited to this? My favourite economist will be speaking there – along with several… Læs mere »That yellow feeling
Time flies…
I found this beautiful film by Till Credner on the Long Now Blog.
Dealing with criticism & what makes us happy
On Gretchen’s Happiness blog there’s a post about how to deal with criticism. Inspired by Gretchen’s own honesty about how not-so-good she is at dealing… Læs mere »Dealing with criticism & what makes us happy
Voices of reason
There might be more than good cause for hand-wringing, exaggerations and “loud” statements over the state of things in Palestine. But I believe that the… Læs mere »Voices of reason
The Frost & the Rat
This morning it was the MOST unpleasant weather. It was freezing cold and a thick icy fog covered the land. Yukkk! Poor Dane had his… Læs mere »The Frost & the Rat
Books
My Dad has lost a good deal of his eye-sight and can now only read books with large print (Magna Print) and only under a… Læs mere »Books
No exit strategy (why does that sound so familiar?)
The very serious and high-brow American magazine Foreign Policy has a middle-east blog. I didn’t know that, but now I do and I’ll keep an… Læs mere »No exit strategy (why does that sound so familiar?)
Double standards
The Gaza conflict makes me even more angry than so many other international conflicts. I think what makes me fume is that America supports Saudi… Læs mere »Double standards
99 things I've done, would like to do or couldn't be bothered to do
THE 99 THINGS MEME Edit 3/1 09: My trusted friend and loyal reader Gabs wondered why I didn’t give a source for this Meme. And… Læs mere »99 things I've done, would like to do or couldn't be bothered to do
Merry Christmas everyone
I’ve written a Christmas letter – I do that every year – and added it to my blog as a page. If you scroll up… Læs mere »Merry Christmas everyone
Life as a busy bee and a crippling cold
have kept me from blogging. No running away from the busy bee, but must extend working day at other end! On Sunday I read a… Læs mere »Life as a busy bee and a crippling cold
Mission accomplished
Not much time for blogging today I’m afraid – there’s the Christmas thingy at Dane’s school today where I am manning a stand, where the… Læs mere »Mission accomplished
