…I think I will subscribe either myself or Darien (who has made the casino his second home while Magreet and the baby are away) as test subjects for the highly interesting Journal of Gambling Studies. Another quality publication from Springer (my employer). Who knows. Maybe they have some good no-limit tips.
Category Archive: General
Mar
20
Mark’s Secret Russian Love
Now, I just came back from a week long ski trip with my brother Mark and he never mentioned anything about this, so you can imagine my surprise when I received this (incomplete) email from Alena (xpcemonocg@net.br): How are you? My name is Alena. I from Russia, city Cheboksary. To me 28 years. I shall …
Mar
19
Tignes Ski Trip
Photoset on Flickr My thanks to Lynn for graciously typing this post as I dictate. We have just come back from a week long vacation to Tignes, France and unfortunately I returned with the use of only one hand. But we’ll get to that…. Overall it was a fantastic trip, organised by my friend Darien, …
Mar
18
I Graduated
The call came on Monday while I was on vacation in France. “I am very happy to inform you that we received the grade from your professor and it was sufficient to allow you to graduate,” said the Registrar of the Rotterdam School of Management. Whew. The problem was that I had missed one of …
Jan
29
LOVE My TomTom
It’s called “my precious”. And it is. At first, I thought it was just the coolest gadget I had ever been given. Lynn gave me a TomTom GO 910 for Christmas. I had just seen one in the car that picked me up in Scotland when I came to see her there for New Year’s …
Jan
12
Welcome Noa Renée Weiner
Wow. This was the closest to an actual birth that I have ever been. I called Darien to get some info about the ski trip that we will be going on in March and after he gave it to me he said, “Oh, by the way, Magreet is in labor.” Turns out that the labor …
Jan
03
Dutch Ban Segways
This news item made me want to laugh and cry at the same time. I was just speaking with Lynn’s son Jamie this New Year about the fact that while technology has advanced and created new opportunities, our laws have failed to keep pace. (As a worker in an industry which relies on copyright for …
Dec
14
Flickr Christmas fun
Thanks to Ian for being geeky enough to find this “Easter Egg” on Flickr. Enjoy all. Merry Christmas.
Aug
13
Cuy
—UPDATE— Here is a picture of me eating the little cuy. Do you know what ‘cuy’ is? Well I did, and I ordered it anyway. At dinner tonight. And I am now ashamed of myself. You see, ‘cuy’ is a Peruvian delicacy which is known to us in the West as “guinea pig”. I don’t …
Aug
13
The Peruvian Soundtrack
I love Peru. It’s a beautiful country, the people are warm and friendly, and the history is rich and rewarding to discover. Unfortunately, the country’s soundtrack is stuck on the ”pan flute” track. Apparently it is illegal to play anything but pan flute music in hotels, restaurants, on trains, and in public places. Seriously, it’s getting …