2007 has been a roller-coaster year for me, a year in which I have faced some very difficult questions, overcome some tough challenges (and still have many to overcome) and of course married a very beautiful lady. I say beautiful not only on the outside but incredibly beautiful on the [...]
Archive for December, 2007
New Year Resolutions
Posted in Observations on December 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
On every Polish village corner there stands a man
Posted in Observations, Poland, tagged humour, Poland, Polish, Weather on December 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I took a train to the South of Poland earlier this week. The train journey through the beautiful countryside was uneventful apart from spotting several deer, miles and miles of corn fields, the odd farmer pulling a bull on a lead and then of course the old man who stands [...]
How to Improve Every Day Things
Posted in Observations on December 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Every now and again I like to look at things we use every day and think “how could this be improved?” Sometimes my thoughts linger on ‘what would make my job easier?” or “why don’t x and y do z?”
For example why don’t post offices sell advertising space on postage stamps? [...]
The Rise of the Polish Bobo
Posted in Observations, Poland, tagged humour, Poland, Polish on December 18, 2007 | 6 Comments »
When I worked in Paris there was a growing recognition of the Bobo. Bobo’s are in fact descendants of the yuppies. The word Bobo comes from “bourgeois bohemian”
In a book written by David Brooks called [...]
IKEA Assembly Instructions
Posted in Observations on December 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
We recently purchased a new cupboard at IKEA to replace the old clothes-storage system. By which I mean two piles on the floor: one pile mine; one my wife’s. After tripping over these piles for a couple of weeks I eventually succumbed to my wife’s sensible request that we go to [...]
Please don’t stop me when I am running
Posted in Health - Body, Observations, Poland, tagged humour, Poland, Polish, Running on December 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Do you get those days that start off really well and then quickly go down hill? This morning I was in the shower singing loudly (and badly) to Young Folks by Peter, Bjorn and John and feeling happy despite the thought that I was facing the prospect of heading into town [...]
Earthquake near Wroclaw – shucks
Posted in Poland, tagged Poland on December 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
EQ 4.5 Wroclaw, Poland – PRELIMINARY REPORT
An earthquake with magnitude 4.5 occurred near Wroclaw, Poland at 14:52:15.10 UTC on Dec 13, 2007. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
USGS M2.5+ Earthquake CAP Alerts – http://earthquake.usgs.gov/
Earthquake Magnitude 4.5 – POLAND 12/13/07
By Vinny
Earthquake Magnitude 4.5 – [...]
Polish the Insect Language
Posted in Language, Poland, tagged humour, Language, Poland, Polish on December 13, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I need to see a word written down to be able to pronounce it. I am always asking how do you spell that? But Polish spelling is not for the fainthearted, I suspect its difficult to master even for the Polish. Take for example the word ’spell’ or ’spelling’ – ‘przeliterowac’ [...]
In Praise of Poland’s Coffee Bar Boom
Posted in Observations, Poland, Things I Like, tagged Coffee Shops, Poland on December 12, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Coffee Heaven, Green Coffee, Planet Coffee and soon we will see Starbucks on every street corner in every major town in Poland. An estimated 300 coffee shops will open across Poland within the next three years according to one recent article in a Polish Business Magazine. Many of these Coffee Cafes are almost identical, except [...]
Grumpy old man
Posted in Health - Body, Observations, Poland, tagged humour, old-age, Poland on December 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I was standing in a checkout queue in the local delikatessy watching as a line of ‘older people’ counted out their small change. This started me thinking about how I would be when I am older, you know pension age add another 30 years – 90’s plus old. I currently have every intention of being [...]
