Category: general

Everything isn’t good in the land of the Hobbits. One of them is currier services from TNT New Zealand. Its been a while since I have experienced such poor service. Check out my troubles by following the link.

Thought I would share this old photo of fireworks, taken a few years ago. I was planning to take pictures of the fireworks this year, but used the time to be with my loved ones and pay respects to all the people that died in the worst catastrophe to hit our earth in recent time.…… Continue reading Happy new year

Have to pass this challenge for contributions along from Norwegian blogger Anders Jacobsen: Thoughts at the end of 2004 (Anders Jacobsen’s blog) I have decided to donate US$ 150 to the British Red Cross (through Amazon’s non-profit charity drive) to support the emergency aid work currently going on after this week’s tsunami in the Indian…… Continue reading Bloggers contribute to the charity for the victims of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean

Merry Christmas, happy new year, and all other seasonal greetings that are appropriate depending on your religion and nationality. I hope this holiday will bring peace and time with your loved ones. And that the new year will bring you more luck and happiness than the year that has past. The picture was taken in…… Continue reading Seasonal Greetings

I am almost never in agreement with Dave Winer, but this posting from his blog, dated 19th of october 2000 struck a note. Thoughtful writing and maybe a thought provoker for people living their lives solely to make more money. DaveNet : Transcendental Money Thanks to Dave for digging up some of his old stuff…… Continue reading How much money do you need to feel secure?

I received this e-mail today, with an attached file called “Readme.pif”. Dear user, the management of Bergersen.net mailing system wants to let you know that, Some of our clients complained about the spam (negative e-mail content) outgoing from your e-mail account. Probably, you have been infected by a proxy-relay trojan server. In order to keep…… Continue reading Clever e-mail virus

Its time for another redesign. I was initially tempted to add a little more sassynes with images etc. But I decided to keep it clean and lean ;-) I have removed a lot of javascript features, such as the pop-up window for commens, and I have also added more meta data. Some for the pleasure…… Continue reading Redesign

Bush cancels plans for Oslo visit US President George W Bush won’t be coming to Oslo next month after all. Instead, he and Norway’s prime minister will settle for a visit at the White House on May 16.

William Rivers Pitt: Arrest me George W. Bush is out of control. I’ll say it again. George W. Bush is out of control. I’m waiting for the black government cars to come squealing up in front of my house, for the thump of leather on my stairs, for the sound of knuckles on my door,…… Continue reading Food for thought: Arrest me