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
books
More on the downsides of multitasking
A while back I cited an article called Is Google Making Us Stupid here and also posted it on Facebook. It elicited quite a few… Læs mere »More on the downsides of multitasking
Scatterbrain
I’ve always been a Scatterbrain. My memory is lousy, I have to write everything down and often I forget even that. My mind is always… Læs mere »Scatterbrain
British telly & music
In between seemingly endless news sessions about the US election (which will not be mentioned any more today…), I’ve also watched other stuff. I accidentally… Læs mere »British telly & music
Blog rounds
Before I start my round I want to complain! About you! I can see from my statistics that I have a steadily (okay, ever so… Læs mere »Blog rounds
Literature Nobel Laureates
Below are all the laureates since the year of my birth. I think I’ve read less than half of them, and some of them –… Læs mere »Literature Nobel Laureates
Just on the news: Literary Nobel prize
Wauw, for the first time in years I’ve not only heard about the winner of the Nobel prize in literature before, I’ve actually read him… Læs mere »Just on the news: Literary Nobel prize
Millions of dead fish
When we were on our tour of the US last year, one of our favourite states was Louisiana. We found the swamps beautiful and enchanting… Læs mere »Millions of dead fish
A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
Slate, New York Times, The American Prospect, Megan McArdle and a lot of sites that they’re linking to discuss the Obama speech. They seem to… Læs mere »A little Obama and a lot of other stuff
An evening traversing the World Wide Web
This picture of a very impressive hydrangea at Nyman’s in East Sussex has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of this post. I just… Læs mere »An evening traversing the World Wide Web
Links
Now, what kind of idiot does a thing like this? Thank you to Capac for the pointer. I’m always going on about TED (Technology Entertainment… Læs mere »Links
What to do about city slum
Upon surfing the news circuit, I stumbled upon a really interesting article on CNN. It’s about the positive sides of city slums, favelas, shantytowns, or… Læs mere »What to do about city slum
Food for thought
I’ve recently added a new blog to my “daily rounds” (or weekly, it depends…). It’s on The Atlantic‘s website by Megan McArdle. This woman can… Læs mere »Food for thought
My birthday
Together with a phone call from my Mom & Dad and a sweet e-mail from Emil, Dane and David made my birthday into a lovely… Læs mere »My birthday
In a library, finally
I wonder what they mean by that, “The Way Life Should Be”? Must be something with reddened leaves, fresh-cheeked youth, noisy snowmobiles and lobsters for… Læs mere »In a library, finally
