Posts from ‘September, 2004’

Steve sent me some new pics today and I have to share them with you. He promised to send me some when the big ships arrived.
Well I think you can call this one big! He tells me he took the pics last Saturday but I don’t have any other details. Maybe he will fill in [...]

I couldn’t start a political thread without giving you the results of the votations I mentioned.
Nationally

The paid maternity leave was accepted (but only by a very small majority)
The second and third generation nationality laws were rejected
The law concerning the postal service was also rejected.

In Geneva

The law concerning the modification of the renovation of appartments was [...]

An almost political post today. One of the strange things about living is Switzerland is the way people in the public eye like movie stars, sportspeople and politicians are left in relative peace. Indeed this is why some famous people like living here because they can go about their (famous) lives without being bothered.
This extends [...]

Following on from my political post the other day I thought I would explain a little how it all works.
The Governments (Communal, Cantonal and Federal) coordinate questions and decide upon a date for the vote to take place. About six weeks before this date the campaign (Billboards, Press, Television and Radio) gets underway. Each citizen [...]

My hospital stay and subsequent convalescence has enabled me to catch up with an activity I haven’t done as much as I would have liked these past few years. Reading. It’s good to pick up those threads and I have resolved to set aside sufficient time to continue once I get back to work.
I first [...]

Well, not the building, but this talking photo … sniff sniff.
It used to say “Greetings from SeaWorld Florida” (in French of course). We took it out and dusted it from time to time and squeezed it to make sure we were still talking, but today it is strangely silent. Ah well, life moves on [...]

I remember the announcement on April 1st when Google told us of it’s new Google Mail service. Suddenly everyone wanted one. I have to be honest and say that I also wanted one (not that I need one having my own hosted mail service with over 600 available addresses, but it seemed a cool think [...]

I received some flowers by Interflora today. A very good friend of mine in New York said she was going to send them to me, but there is an ocean between the intention and the reception and I wasn’t meaning the Atlantic either. Cheryl, sweet Cheryl, thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. I will never forget. Ever.

I have highlighted the gallery link on the top menu today to indicate that a new gallery is in operation. I have decide to use Coppermine and am not disappointed. You can even send ecards!

Flip posted a comment to my last post asking for clarification as to who will pay for the Maternity leave. This is a touchy subject because although it has been written in the Swiss Constitution for over 50 years there has never been a Federal Law covering it nationally. It has been up to the [...]