Home is Not a House

(referring to a song by Candy Dulfer, or covered by her)

But a house is a good start.

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The Qantas A380 is…

crap.

A short verdict, but still longer than the leg room and tables in the Qantas A380 economy. Well, I should add that I only tried economy. It is entirely possible that the higher classes in the A380 are actually better than those in other planes, but then again, higher classes in any plane are better compared to economy.

The one big problem with the Qantas offering is Continue reading

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Government 2.0

I am sure this has been blogged more than enough:
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitehouse

On the other hand, can it be blogged enough? Governments of the world, please take notice! This is how I would like to be governed. Should I migrate?

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Laparoscopic appendectomy

A few days ago I went to hospital with high fever and possibly appendicitis.
Finally, after a convincing ultrasound examination, I gave in and agreed to have it removed. The best decision!
They removed it via three little holes through which they inserted a little camera and tools. The technique is called laparoscopic appendectomy. Unfortunately, Continue reading

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