I came across this story on BBC News this morning. The jist of the story is that a man in Iran is having his hand cut off for stealing. The title “Iranian chocolate thief faces hand amputation’ suggests some poor guy is having the chop for stealing a bar of chocolate. However, if we examine […]
It’s a somewhat concerning thing that a couple of my blogs have featured food. Prior to coming out to the US I’d lost my appetite. However, it has certainly come back in the past few days. A few choice foods: Flat Bread and Dip This is one of my favourite nibbles prior to dinner. This […]
I woke up at 2:27am this morning. I stupidly forgot to switch the radio off on my Blackberry and so the splurge of UK emails started coming through with a regular (2 minute) cadence. I decided to get up and do some work, but then had a ‘lightbulb moment’ in terms of things that have […]
I never thought I’d say it, but I actually like it here and realised that I missed it. For some readers, this will be a serious revelation (and I do expect a few calls to confirm my sanity). I guess there is the comfort in being somewhere that you know pretty well. I’ve spent a […]
Just reading an article on the BBC news website. Snakes found near commonwealth athletes village. Now, that would be a surprise if the village was (say) in Wiltshire. But the fact that it is in India, where snakes are commonplace surely shouldn’t come as a surprise. The BBC never used to be full of such […]
I’ve failed big time. Why why why didn’t I bring a Mac. My inventory of tech: * Blackberry – faithful companion. Always seems to work regardless. Example of something designed for a simple purpose (calls and corporate e-mail) that always works. Oh, apart from the bug that shows text messages coming from the wrong people […]
Listening to Adore by I:Cuec and Nara by E.S. Posthumous… I realised a few moments ago that I hadn’t seen anybody I knew on this flight. For a Monday flight used by many Euro people going to Silicon Valley that’s really surprising. I boarded and just went straight to my seat. Just got up a […]
In no particular order: Passport – check E-tickets – check Trousers – check Shirts – check Underwear – check (has been forgotten before) Toiletries – check Electronics – check Vast quantities of catchup reading – check I’m ready to go (properly) on the road again. It feels like so long (the longest since I was […]
The last time I was in Italy I had really good hot chocolate at the hotel bar. The last time I had such good hot chocolate was when I was a student in Glasgow. I remember being taken on an afternoon date to a place at the end of St Vincent Street – it’s long […]
I woke up this morning feeling better in many ways, and finally a bit more motivated. Sketched some ideas and notes that have been running round in my head for a while but I just couldn’t get to paper. Yesterday I spent some time in London, the majority of which was spent outside. I realised […]