Here is a little song for all those people feeling homesick for Zurich:
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Alright, I confess: I love this city, even if I was neither born nor grown up there. But I live here for almost 10 years and still think Zurich is just great.
And, yes, I stole this video from Zürich Tourismus
[simage=285,160,n,right]Since yesterday, I am back from a great vacation. The two weeks in Corfou have been marvellous, even if the weather didn’t always play along.
Well, we’ve been visiting friends who emigrated to Corfou a few years ago and who built a house there on their own piece of land. This time, we decided take the trip with the ferry from Venice, instead of using a plane and reting a car on the island. We wanted to save on the rental fees.
More funny pictures
A lion attacks a wild boar but the little boar fights back and actually starts to kick the lions ass until he gets up and runs off.
Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.
I recently dealt with an electronic photo frame. The reason is that I gave one to my wife for her birthday. This is an unofficial review about a device that I bought and which, therefore, I want to report about.
The first question is how you choose one to begin with. If you look for photo frames on the internet, you will find dozens of them. My buying decision is about two months back. And I didn’t have precise selection criteria. I guess I chose using price and (advertised) functionality. I finally bought a Digital Photo Frame DPF080 by Sapphire, and I bought it from Brack. Brack is a decent computer shop, who delivered computer equipment a few times in the past dependably, and which so far didn’t give me any trouble with billing.
The photo frame was delivered to my home promptly after a few days. Naturally, I unwrapped it immediately and hooked it up right away. Which wasn’t very difficult — no need to open the manual so far.
Continue reading Elektronischer Bilderrahmen — kleiner Testbericht
[simage=104,160,n,right]My friends and relatives know that (together with Kurt and Giuseppe) I am having free access to a little house up in the mountains of Graubunden. They also know that I gladly offer the house for holiday use.
Alas, there are a few things to observe, which are more or less important, particularly if someone is there for the first time without my company.
Therefore, I just described the most important facts about that house and its infrastructure on a separate page, although it hasn’t been translated yet. Ask me for it if you need it.
I did this personality test on iPersonic’s website, also offered by Facebook. Here is the result: I seem to be a Reliable Realist. This means:
Reliable Realists are down-to-earth and responsible-minded. They are precise, reserved and demanding. Their most prominent quality is reliability and they will always make every effort to keep any promise given. Reliable Realists are more quiet and serious persons, they do not talk a lot but they are good listeners. They sometimes seem reserved and distant to outsiders although they often have a great deal of wit and esprit. Their strong points are thoroughness, a marked sense of justice, doggedness bordering on pigheadedness and a pragmatic, vigorous and purposeful manner. Reliable Realists do not dither about if something has to be done. They do what is necessary without wasting words.
You can read the complete description of what a Reliable Realist constitutes on iPersonic’s website. What personality type are you?
I nominate this cat for an Oscar for the most dramatic face expression:
This story appeared on Snopes a while ago and I found it funny enough to republish it here.
The story goes like this:
I heard a news report on Chicago radio that a guy in California got a speeding ticket that was sent to him via the mail. It was one of those new “camera” set-ups that got him, where a camera is positioned along the highway, sans officer. The camera took the picture of his speeding car & tag number. A letter was generated by a computer & sent to him with the PHOTOGRAPH of his car speeding and the date & time of the offense. The letter went on to state that he had to send in a fine of $40. The story went that the guy was so mad that he sent back the letter with a PHOTOGRAPH of two (2) $20 bills. A week later he got a letter back from the police. He opened up the letter and inside was a PHOTOGRAPH of a pair of handcuffs!
This story is being reported as True.
