Archive for October, 2009

Weekly Blog Updates for 2009-10-25

admin on 25 Oct 2009

  • RT @mountainrunner: “Nuclear … weapons are just a distraction. Today, the enemy’s main weaponry is the media.” – Ahmadinejad bit.ly/WdDUm #
  • “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” – Albert Einstein http://tqpage.com/1433 #
  • Another awesome dinner at Reichstadt. #
  • Here is where Ristorante Reichsstadt is – Rathausplatz 5 – Esslingen am Neckar #
  • 6 Things You Can Do Today to Change Your Child’s Life http://post.ly/9hrl #
  • There are 2 types of people in the world:
    1) those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

    (this quote borrowed from @pablobley) #

  • Come join DRS at the Charleston Defense Contractors Association’s 3rd Annual C5ISR Government and Industry Conference. Dec 1 to 4. #
  • Here is the link to the CDCA’s 2009 C5ISR Government and Industry Conference — http://bit.ly/18ys1n #
  • Vytautas is visiting today http://flic.kr/p/79Y3h3 #
  • Shopping for bathroom tiles, once again. #tiles http://bit.ly/dQWnV #
  • Interesting mosaic seen at the bathroom tile store. http://flic.kr/p/7agC9v #

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Weekly Blog Updates for 2009-10-18

admin on 18 Oct 2009

  • RT @lewmoorman: US is most admired. From 7th to 1st in one year. http://bit.ly/2OOWvs #
  • RT @craigmod: Sir Dyson’s uber-minimal bladeless fan: http://bit.ly/BxWCn #
  • RT @jasonfried: Innovation isn’t a goal, useful is a goal. If you can be useful and innovative, even better. But useful first. #
  • RT @mashable: Broadband Internet is Now a Legal Right in Finland – http://bit.ly/RBqjl <for my Finnish friends> #
  • RT @hueythewookiee: “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff..you aren’t moving fast enough” Mark Zuckerberg (FB founder) #
  • Nice brisk day in Esslingen today http://flic.kr/p/77UPAT #
  • RT @zappos: RT @stevemcaloon Someone stole my wife’s credit
    card. Didn’t report it stolen. Thief spends less than my wife. #
  • For a late lunch, I am making a classic Swiss fondue. I think a little white wine, into the chef, will improve the taste even more. #
  • “If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.” -Katharine Hepburn (via @jonathanfields) #
  • RT @whiteafrican: There’s nothing better than being surrounded by people that are a whole lot smarter than you. Brain food. #
  • What Really Kills Great Companies: Inertia – Gary Hamel’s Management 2.0 – WSJ http://post.ly/94S5 #
  • Ward: ‘No Plans’ To Shift AFRICOM HQ to Africa – Defense News http://post.ly/94Yh #
  • Sun came out, so early dinner in the park. http://bit.ly/Uwzen #
  • While picking out door handles for our new house, my wife chose this one. I’m not sure. http://flic.kr/p/78q7Ct #
  • Evening sky from our new apartment http://flic.kr/p/78vEBQ #
  • This evenings family time in the park in Esslingen http://flic.kr/p/78vHoA #
  • I wished I would have noticed the cigarette butt http://flic.kr/p/78rZk2 #
  • This is a cute costume set for Halloween http://post.ly/954v #
  • Germans Trying To Pronounce Massachusetts (VIDEO) http://post.ly/955r #

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Weekly Blog Updates for 2009-10-11

admin on 11 Oct 2009

  • WOW. 21 tickets remain for @barcampchs. If you haven’t registered, now’s the time. (via @jaredwsmith) #
  • RT @dankarran – U.S. TV has more ads than content. Most ads about drugs with side affects the same as the problems they’re meant to fix. #
  • Preparing for my trip to Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius … The Baltic states are small but important members of the Alliance (via @AndersFoghR) #
  • Great afternoon with the family at the Cannstatter Volksfest http://flic.kr/p/75QZFF #
  • Future race car driver? http://flic.kr/p/75UUSY #
  • Up early on the big fest day. #
  • Here is what I am wearing to the fest today. Appropriate Oktoberfest attire, I hope! http://flic.kr/p/76gHFN #
  • Photoshop for iPhone is Free and Awesome: http://bit.ly/1ILzg8 #
  • 100 cool hotels under $150 in Europe’s most popular cities: http://su.pr/1LdOm7 #

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Weekly Blog Updates for 2009-10-04

admin on 04 Oct 2009

  • I’m at Frankfurt Airport – http://bkite.com/0ck6D #
  • Last day in DC.
    Ready to be back in Germany.
    Family visiting this week.
    Fest time also. #
  • “Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.” – George Eliot http://tqpage.com/26962 #
  • I’m at Washington Dulles International Airport – http://bkite.com/0cqOH #
  • Visiting Ludwigsburg Palace and its current Pumkin Fest. – http://bkite.com/0cx5c : 48.901998, 9.198949 #

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