Posts from ‘March, 2008’

I came to Switzerland in 1978 and was surprised to learn enough French to get by with in the course of 4 months. Ever since that era I have perfected my French and consider myself bilingual. I often calculate, think and dream in French but of course make many errors most of which are more [...]

Two things that have bothered me today.
First off I log into MySpace only to be greeted by a welcome to the Swiss MySpace and in German! The login screen had mention of French so I chose that in order to understand what was happening. Once I had logged in I was directed to the UK [...]

Since I was a kid I’ve always been on the lookout for shiny new objects.
When I was a kid it was new Matchbox Cars, or a new Lego Box or some Meccano.
When I was a teenager it had a lot to do with Music, new singles or LP’s. I was thirsty for music and spents [...]

I was clearing and arranging my desk in a post-Easterish fashion earlier and came across two quotes I’d like to share.
Math is like love - a simple idea, but it can get complicated (R. Drabek)
A statistician is someone who is good with numbers but lacks the personality to be an accountant.(Anon)
I might as well go [...]

Well Easter came and went, and I’m back at work after a wonderful weekend.
I’m playing around with media servers.
Last week we purchased a PS3 and changed flat screens to a rather nice 40″ Samsung Full HD, and after running around for optical and coax audio cables, I finally have it set up correctly.
One thing that [...]

Following on from my last few posts I’m trying to be a little more pro-active.
If you want to participate in the hunt for my friend Robert I have made a badge that you could host to help spread the word. I’ll be reporting regularly here to give you any news I receive.
Here is the badge:

You [...]

I signed up for ReadTheWords earlier so I can combine pleasure with exploration without even losing focus.
Here is yesterday’s post read out for your listening enjoyment. Although the voice is synthesized it’s not too bad and I can think of several uses for the service.
I need some help from you now (but if you are [...]

I lived in Edinburgh from 1968 to 1978 and had some very good friends. Robert Irvine (Whose photo I posted yesterday), John Sharp, who later came to Switzerland and was my best man at my wedding and James whose surname I have forgotten although it might be Cameron. We used to hang out together frequently, [...]

This is a photo of Robert and Sharon taken in 1984

I was ill yesterday and without going into the details it was a digestive disorder sort of thing. It floored me for the day but I’m feeling a lot better today.
I came across an article on conjoined twin girls, Brittanny and Abigail Hensel, in our local free newspaper and that led me to a video [...]