Over on a friend’s blog, I left the following in a comment, as a response to someone else’s frustration with getting worked up over deadlines, travel, etc.: My way of dealing of with stress may not work for everyone. (It doesn’t always work for me, either, but usually because I sabotage myself.) I pray. I […]
In catching up on my Usenet reading, I came across a comment about how Gila Monster Spit [sic] in synthetic form was helping a woman with her diabetes. I thought it was some kind of inside joke, but no. It’s real. One article I came across about it, tells how the endocrinologist who discovered the […]
Snow day 2007-02-21 – 3 by thinkbigshrinktofit. A good 4 inches of snow fell during Tuesday night, so we woke up to a beautiful, white world, and relatively clear skies. It was simply gorgeous, so I took a number of pictures on my walk. But farther south, “snow day” had an ominous meaning last night […]
The subject of spam I got today. Rather rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it.
(Title changed to what I originally intended.) Reeses_peanut_butter_cups by thinkbigshrinktofit. Peanut butter is definitely an American thing. Many years ago, I travelled with the coastal steamer up to the North Cape with a girlfriend. We were roughing it (“interrail” on the boats, actually), and so brought our own sandwich fixings. Peanut butter’s advantage is that […]
Fastelavnsris by thinkbigshrinktofit. For those who celebrate such things, Lent – the period of fasting in the Christian faith – has started. I know this because the fast switch (as in Lent and spanking), called “fastelavnsris” in Norwegian, is sold for a couple of days just before Lent starts. This, along with the sweet, cream-filled […]
I subscribed to an online Page-A-Day calendar last year, and for Valentine’s, they gave me a code to subscribe to one for free this year. So I opted for the Fact or Crap calendar. Browsing January, I got the answer to a puzzlement: Why do you see the whole moon even when it’s new? Y’know, […]
I now have over 10,000 steps on my pedometer since 9 am and I still have over 1000 coming tomorrow before 9 thanks to my walk to work! Yes! That makes up for the pathetic six thousand something of yesterday. I realized that I need a reason, a real reason to leave the house. You […]
Walk Feb 12 2007 by thinkbigshrinktofit. Temperature’s rising; it’s now at 0 C (32 F). Whew. I saw a father with his toddler on the ice, but I wasn’t sure it’s safe. I wanted to warn them, but just wasn’t sure if they were really in danger, so I walked past as fast as I […]
Supposedly, a good Arabian curse is, “May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits.” Those fleas may have to fight for space, though. New York University researchers believe that every person has their own personalized zoo. They discovered that not only does each of us walk around with at least 182 different types […]
Ortuvann Feb 11 2007 by thinkbigshrinktofit. I got a late start and took a shorter walk. I find that having to walk (because of the departmental competition) is annoying. Oh, well, I did get off my butt and move some. Result: Heaps of mallards Smaller heap of wigeons A half dozen black coots One swan […]
What makes Norwegians Norwegians by thinkbigshrinktofit. There are various types of so-called brunost (brown cheese) in Norway. The most common is made of a mix of cow’s and goat’s milk. The one in the picture is pure goat’s cheese (“ekte geitost”). All the variations of brown cheese are in this rectangular shape. They taste nothing […]
Ortuvann and Løvstakken 4.43 pm by thinkbigshrinktofit. A bit of variation from day to day, even in this scene. I wouldn’t have noticed it, if it hadn’t been for a rather low count on my pedometer. Even after the walk around Lynghaug pond (see my Flickr photos), I still hadn’t racked up much more than […]
I’ve been reading Archer’s blog LawyerWorldLand and Dawn’s blog Tiny Voices In My Head for quite a while, but haven’t linked to them until now. No, don’t thank me. Several blogs in my blogroll have not been updated since I added them. No, I’m not the spawn of the Devil. Yes, that’s my story and […]
No, he probably doesn’t read my blog, but after I posted about the US government’s suggestion to do more business in Norway, I read this report that Apple has purchased Norway from King Harald V. Now, where do you think they’d get such an idea from, hmmm??? This is good news that couldn’t have come […]
Feb 7 2007 walk by thinkbigshrinktofit. I took my walk in the cold a bit later than my other walks so far this week and was therefore out and about when the street lamps on the foot path came on. In other news: Yesterday was the first day this winter that all of Norway had […]
I keep telling people that this one molar has a whopping cavity in it because when I got in the 9th grade it hurt so bad that I screamed and cried and made my dentist cry. Well, today I learned something completely different. The weirdness of the human body is such that its sides don’t […]
Sledding hill, Ortuflaten by thinkbigshrinktofit. I live behind this building, up to the right. The long steep slope is a favorite for the local kids to sled on, and a light is set up so they can continue to play after dark (which comes early in winter). This was taken just before 6 pm. Currently, […]
06 Feb 2007 walk by thinkbigshrinktofit. Contrast this with yesterday’s photo. A bit more snow, a lot more sun. Gorgeous! (Though I’ll admit I like yesterday’s photo, too. The light’s so different.)
05 Feb 2007 walk by thinkbigshrinktofit. My department decided to have a walking competition. My boss happened to mention the idea to his boss, and next thing we know, all the departments in our division are having a walking competition. Pedometers have been purchased and handed out and we started officially this morning at 9 […]
A Roll in the Universe 