There’s a woman in the President’s Club lounge, (the one in terminal C opposite gate 74) who has talked, loudly, and without ceasing for more than 3 hours. In a strange mix of Italian, Spanish and English she has berated, greeted, beguiled, wittered on to and generally talked at not only her two companions (who …
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Eluveitie
If you are stuck for places to go, Switzerland is one of the nicest I’ve been for ages. Great people, nice beer, good cows. (http://picasaweb.google.com/andijlee/Switzerland). In fact, it’s exactly how you imagine it would be. Loveli! All in all, it’s a great place, and if you happen to bump into Sven, Gabi or Dani, say …
Airlines are dumb
Well, really, it’s computers that are dumb. Actually, it’s not even that, it’s the people who program the computers that are operated by the airlines. They’re probably smart people, but they just don’t think about how people are going to use their systems. Specifically, they don’t think about how people want to book flights on …
Hold that thought
The difference between writing and being a writer is that when you write, you hold the pen and when you are a writer, the pen holds you.
Good links
First, an excellent version of the Camelot Song (Monty Python) as performed by the cast of the original Star Trek series http://www.devilducky.com/media/48608/ Second, a good list of books you should read if you like Sci-Fi. I can recommend many of them, having read them myself. http://www.phobosweb.com/features/100books/top100index.html
R.I.P. Syd
Syd Barrett, the progenitor of Pink Floyd, was announced to have passed away today. I recommend to anyone to buy the CD “Wouldn’t You Miss Me” – The Best of Syd Barrett (Harvest/EMI 2001). Of course, that’s assuming you already own the seminal work “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” by Pink Floyd – which …
Hello world!
Welcome to the occassional mutterings of me!