Amsterdam. Day three. First impressions: Flat. Lots of bicycles, whose drivers have the fearless ‘as a matter of fact I DO own the road’ attitude that only a very well established series of victories over the car can bring. Wide bicycle-only lanes in most roads. A mob of British lager louts off for a weekend […]
At the airport, on my way to Amsterdam. Work got really busy in the last week — spent a few hours on the weekend editing the Commitment to Deliver Product Technical specs for my project, and then worked late on Wednesday this week finishing a first pass of through another version for a different business […]
Ok, it’s official: Ikea rule the world. Not only are they the most convenient place to shop for furniture (which I knew already), they also turn out to be practically the only place you can buy bookcases. I spent a full day last Saturday cruising through the other stores and didn’t find anything practical in […]
Long after it has stopped being a source of water cooler discussion, I’ve finally borrowed and devoured Bridget Jones’ Diary. Yes, it’s funny because it’s true. Yes, it’s light and fluffy. But was it better than Thirtynothing (see below)?… No, surprisingly, I didn’t think so. Still good fun, but only worth 3 1/2 out of […]
A good and useful weekend. The main activity of note was the Trinity reunion (yes, it has been ten years already) which featured get-togethers on Friday and Saturday. Some observations: a LOT of Trinity types seem to have become lawyers, as in, way more than half of those in attendance. Scary. Also, interesting how some […]