"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for few days
KPN rings in mysterious ways
A few days ago, I cancelled my KPN telephone subscription. I hardly ever use my landline and really don’t like being called on it. It’s interesting how someting once so essential can become superfluous. Only a handful of people had … Continue reading
Bruxelles, oui ou non?
For reasons known only to myself (I’m baffled), for my holidays next week I’ve decided to fly into Nice and then travel back via Marseille, Paris and Brussels. I fly in on Tuesday 28th, will stay in Nice for a … Continue reading
“Tomorrow belongs to me”
Finally was able to make the big announcement today. This is what I’ve been immersed in for the last two months (regular readers will perhaps have picked up on the Germanic flavour of certain items and links here), basically doing … Continue reading
‘In the name of United, and the BBC’
On Metafilter, Pat ‘Wax on, wax off’ Norita’s death announcement gets more posts than George Best’s. I’m not sure what that means, if anything. I have been at home and in bed with a really bad cold for the past … Continue reading
One pumpernickel bagel with chopped liver, please
It rained a solid six days while I was in New York. That was a bit of a downer, especially when it was so bad there was nothing else to do than stay in our incredibly whiffy ‘hotel’ room. It … Continue reading
Flesh and bone by the telephone
The week ahead, the day today. Got word from a very old Kiwi friend coming down for a few days in Amsterdam round about the same time an Aussie friend is staying with me for the U2 shows. Both of … Continue reading
It simply isn’t
A few days ago I wrote a short post which later developed into a longer post. It went: ‘Steven Levy asks: “Since anyone can write a Weblog, why is the blogosphere dominated by white males?” My answer: Because it isn’t.’ … Continue reading
Exploring the blue
Remember the blue envelopes from the ‘good stuff, bad stuff’ post a few days ago? File under ‘good stuff’. *Claps hands excitedly*.
