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  • I know this is incredibly naïve, but why can't people just be nice to each other?

  • Rant:Some commercials make me agressive. Animated food for example. Crackers jumping out of their package and dancing on the kitchen counter, calling out to the cream cheese in the refrigerator. And when the cream cheese…

  • Idiocy:In their infinite lack of wisdom, our government has lowered the prices on cigarettes and liquor. While my wallet will certainly experience less pain with lower cigarette prices, I really don't like the possible s…

  • Computers:It's not even 20 years ago since the first personal computer entered my life (It was a Micro Professor II, who's ever heard of those? It basically consisted of a screen, a keyboard and a cassette deck.) and sin…

  • Jet Lag - the sequel: Jet lag makes me grumpy.Going from Copenhagen to Chicago 3 weeks ago, I had the amazing fortune of being bumped up to business class.What sweet luxury! Champagne, fully reclining seats... leg room! …

  • Observations of a jet lagged mind:Every time I come to the US, I am amazed.I'm amazed by the language: Is this actually English? There are times where I will not understand one single word that is said to me.I consider m…

  • GRRR! The local brewery of my Norwegian hometown is in imminent danger. The E.C. Dahls Brewery in Trondheim was founded in 1856 by a colourful local businessman. For some 60 years, the brewery provided thirsty Trondheime…

  • Afterglow - a glimpse of fandom. I usually don't associate myself with fandom. I'm the kind of person who wouldn't be caught dead anywhere near a celebrity hangout or stalking a rockstar. Yesterday was the exception. He…

  • Word of the day: malodorousOK, so this may not be the most delicate of subjects, but as everybody does it, I've decided to look into it.What on earth is a fart?To fart, or flatulate as it is called in technical jargon, i…

  • Language and warOnce upon a time there was a war against a foreign country and it's people. Somewhere along the road it became a "campaign" for "freedom and peace" waged by a "coalition" against a "regime" from the "axis…

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