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Yes. Me too.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:46:50 PM EST
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And me(!)

by Sassafras on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:52:42 PM EST
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http://twitter.com/BrianGreene/statuses/850842783

Joke for those who have seen the episode already only...

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:57:54 PM EST
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well we've had the tail end of two days of exceptionally heavy showers,but it all cleared up at about 5. so we've been out seeing Rhys Ifans new band in a village hall, pictures to follow.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:13:33 PM EST
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Once (4.00 / 2)

It's been a while I followed the Oscar Awards, so I missed this story - yet that was the story that brought the Irish independent film/musical Once in a cinema near me (well not so near actually).

Very simple, very 'natural' romantic story of the semi-romance of a Dublin street singer and a Czech immigrant who make a CD together (made in reality by the real-life singer amateur actors), with a not-for-Hollywood ending.

And the story I missed: Jon Stewart 'saving' the female lead's thanking speech when they won an Oscar for one song:

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 01:18:02 PM EST

I miss living in a city with a grid layout. Someone decided that it would be awesome to shut down all the exits on Route 50 in Arlington last night, so finding my way to Rosslyn was quite an adventure.

The humidity (I guess) kept the fireworks from showing up well last night. With twenty minutes, they were half-blocked by the smoke cloud hanging over the Mall. Grrrrrr....

Oh, well. A good, albeit wet, time was had by all, and no yellowjackets this year!

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 01:34:42 PM EST

Now i finally understand what you meant last night when you wrote, I'm going to Iwo Jima.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:25:11 PM EST
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Yes, best place to watch the fireworks. The view is straight across the river.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:37:12 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 13)

Well, my eldest daughter just got her Baccalauréat and now she's registered at the University.

We're going to celebrate that tomorrow...

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:00:31 PM EST

Certainly worthy of celebration. Congrats!

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:12:08 PM EST
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Félicitations to your daughter! and a joyful celebration tomorrow.

What is she going to study?

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:20:12 PM EST
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She is going to study Archaeology, Art History and Anthropology.

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:29:06 PM EST
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That sounds interesting. I hope she will enjoy it!

I assume there is a University in Lyon or is she moving to another city?

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:33:43 PM EST
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There are 4 universities in Lyon, plus many "Grandes Ecoles" for around 125 000 students...

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:43:10 PM EST
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Congratulations !

Is she studying at Lyon II or Lyon III ?

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:05:47 PM EST
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Thanks, linca! She will be studying at Lyon II.

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 04:18:39 AM EST
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Wow, just realized how uninformed I am about Lyon. :-( Checked the wiki, it is much bigger than I was aware of.

Maybe we really should start a series, where our users write about the place/city they live in. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 10:07:33 AM EST
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does she have a reading list yet?

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:17:22 PM EST
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That sound like way too good organisation for an actual French université...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:18:36 PM EST
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Just we have stacks of university archaeology textbooks sitting in one of the bookshelves (All in english however) so if she needs any help or advice on any work, i'm sure it can be arranged.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:31:50 PM EST
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Thanks for the offer, ceebs! She will certainly be interested, but we'll have to wait until she has started to know what she will need.

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 04:23:18 AM EST
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Congratulations!

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:02:33 PM EST
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Congratulations to your daughter!

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:51:53 PM EST
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Congratulations!

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:31:53 PM EST
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Congratulations!

by lychee on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:09:57 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

We're on the ferry to inis oirr, west of Galway, which puts us right on the western edge of the EU!

We spent the day driving down the western coast, I think. The clouds were sort of low: there may have been mountains.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:05:36 PM EST

there may have been mountains.

Mountains? In Ireland?

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:23:48 PM EST
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Oh, come on, Melanchton! they really have lovely hills! :-) Hope you are going to have the opportunity to see them when you visit Ireland.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:25:36 PM EST
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Inhabitat » Artificial Energy Islands Could Power The World

I thought some kind of surge from the earth magma had happened in Ireland that I wasn't aware of...

"Ce qui vient au monde pour ne rien troubler ne mérite ni égards ni patience." René Char

by Melanchthon on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:31:29 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

They're old mountains, a bit worn down.

Still, it takes an effort to climb them.

This is in Kerry.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:40:33 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Ocean waves are already being used as a source of renewable energy, but could differences in water temperatures in the sea be our next source of green power? A decade old idea to generate renewable electricity for the globe with offshore, floating `Energy Islands' could soon become a reality. The concept - creating artificial islands to collect wind, wave and solar power in the tropics - is based on the work of Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, a 19th-century French physicist, who envisioned the idea of using the sea as a giant solar-energy collector.
Inspired by Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, architect and engineer Dominic Michaelis, his son Alex Michaelin (also an architect), and Trevor Cooper-Chadwick are developing a new technique called Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) that takes advantage of differences in temperature between the ocean surface sea (up to 29°C in the tropics) and water a kilometer down (which is typically 5°C). Here's how it works: warmer surface water is used to heat liquid ammonia, converting it into vapor, which expands to drive a turbine -- which in turn produces electricity. The ammonia is then cooled using cold water from the ocean depths, returning it into a liquid state so the process can start all over again.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:22:27 PM EST

I'm in a bad mood because I overslept today. I was supposed to wake up at 6:30 AM to catch a bus to Philly to do some voter registration. The alarm didn't go off and I woke up at nine. Annoying.

by MarekNYC on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:34:13 PM EST

Philly proper or the 'burbs? I was under the impression that we'd already picked what fruit there was to pick in the city. Registrations are off the charts there.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 02:48:31 PM EST
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Philly proper I believe - at least we were taking a bus to downtown Philly.

by MarekNYC on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:17:28 PM EST
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Then again, you're from Brooklyn, so maybe they were hoping you could get on with the South Philly crowd.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:21:55 PM EST
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Ooh. One mean shot. (Where do they send guys from DC?) ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:44:37 PM EST
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Erm, they don't send us anywhere but the DC area. You may have noticed, but the rest of the country kind of hates us here. Thus I am from Virginia. ;)

And I don't think I'm allowed to do that sort of thing anyway, because of my profession, especially if it's in any way a partisan thing.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:32:26 PM EST
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Valverde takes the first stage and the yellow jersey. That was a special finish. It could be quite a good year.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:01:33 PM EST

No previous winners in the field, so wide open. But i thought Heiki took the pole for McLaren? ;-)

I know your heart is at Silverstone, for the second to last ever. Where Lewis keeps compounding his errors.

I'll miss the race tomorrow while i'll be at Germany - France baseball.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:31:57 PM EST
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Lewis represents a lot of things, some good, some bad. Perhaps I should diary about it some time.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:34:07 PM EST
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Me all ears.

Skennah Kowa

by Crazy Horse on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:05:09 PM EST
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so very soon no more Silverstone.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:20:27 PM EST
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Valverde is the favourite of my favourite sports commentators, so my TV was overjoyed :-)

A less funny diversion. I happened to also read up on the state of the doping investigation kicked off by the raid in Spain in 2006. I see the issue practically ended in Spanish courts! Apparently, the majority of the dopers, who are allegedly top footballers and tennis players rather than cyclists, have never been revealed. But there were rumours about Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Can any one of our Spanish contingent find background articles from when the trial ended without finding anyone guilty? This really stinks to high heaven.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 06:13:45 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 7)

I'm recovering from a few parties (friend's birthday, 4th). I stayed out until 3am the other night, which I haven't done in years. I feel so old.

The weather here is perfect, if a little hot for me. But for Chicago, it just doesn't get this good very often...

Also, the Cubs won against the Cards last night (only Maryb can understand the import of this comment) so I'm giving my family some heat for it. lol.

Cat is happy she can finally sleep without bombs going off outside for the past 48 hours.

I've acquired a free-kea bookcase.

That's about it. I guess.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:35:31 PM EST

I stayed out until 3am the other night, which I haven't done in years.

Seriously? I don't go out partying/barhopping all that often, but when I do I'd say I stay out to three or later about a third of the time. My body also doesn't do hangovers ;) And I believe I'm older than you.

by MarekNYC on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:42:23 PM EST
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Most of the bars/restaurants I go to shut down at 2 I think.

Leaving a houseparty at 3am and finding the trains have stopped running. It's been a few years since I've done such a thing. Besides, this is Chicago. Everything closes early, unlike NY, so there is that creepy deserted streets feel at 3am.

How old are you? (I'm 33)

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:47:45 PM EST
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http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2007/9/20/143018/132

A few hours ago, here it rains, thunder and lightning fall. The light has been cut. It is back but they say they will definitely cut. A lightning strike has fallen very close to my home in the mountains.

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:09:29 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 6)

What I managed! Even I do not know how!<br<p>

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:00:49 PM EST
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Is that you? (4.00 / 2)

Just so you know, ET is a cigarette-free blog!

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:02:11 PM EST
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Re: Is that you? (4.00 / 2)

Yes, I am. But this is not reality, but a copy of reality! Smokers are tolerant people. But I short to me from the waist up.

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:12:27 PM EST
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The Belgians are surreal (4.00 / 2)

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe"

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:28:30 PM EST
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Grrr (4.00 / 2)

Smokers are tolerant people.

Some smokers are. The majority are not.

Expecting to be able to smoke anywhere you want at any time without asking people around you if it's a problem is NOT a sign of tolerance. Not smoking for 10 minutes every 15 minutes is NOT a sign of tolerance. Throwing cigarette butts all over the place is NOT a sign of tolerance.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:30:07 PM EST
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Re: Grrr (none / 1)

I also smoke a pipe, and pipe smokers are tolerant. In Madrid, there is an Association of Smokers for Tolerance, with smokers and nonsmokers as members. But I'm trying to quit it, and I ask permission to smoke or I easily abstain from smoking when there are other people who do not smoke or I'm in enclosed spaces. No problem with me.

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 04:50:13 AM EST
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Re: Grrr (4.00 / 5)

That's it. My new me.

When Procrustes looks after you, you're sure to fit in.

by PerCLupi on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 05:07:53 AM EST
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Re: Grrr (4.00 / 2)

Nice picture, PerCLupi! And it looks like your computer skills are rapidly increasing. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 10:22:22 AM EST
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Grrrepetition (none / 1)

Not your best work.

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 10:31:21 AM EST
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Free-kea? (4.00 / 2)

What on earth do you mean?

no IKEA?
Freakish?
free and from IKEA?

Inquiring minds...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:00:14 PM EST
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Re: Free-kea? (4.00 / 2)

Freakier.

Than before.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:02:09 PM EST
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Re: Free-kea? (4.00 / 2)

What, you don't read everything I write?!

Sheesh.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 10:53:53 AM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Wow tht must be a pretty wild kid if their 4th birthday party needs recovering from.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 08:23:00 PM EST
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Kids these days...

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 06:02:59 AM EST
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"Parties" usually implies more than one. July 4th was a holiday here. I assumed people just knew that.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 10:55:02 AM EST
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This one for poemless (4.00 / 4)

Roots of Breakdance: in Russia of course...

The struggle of man against tyranny is the struggle of memory against forgetting.(Kundera)

by Elco B (elcob at scarlet dot be) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:37:01 PM EST

Re: This one for poemless (none / 1)

Oh no, I don't have sound on this computer. But thanks. I do enjoy a good hopak!

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:43:29 PM EST
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Weird Hungarian Humour.

"Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.

by poemless on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 03:55:48 PM EST

Pest-er humour, to be precise. But it is very much like real life - the employer, the employee, the macho dad and kid...

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 06:18:01 PM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 6)

Now firmly esconsed at Chateau Melo somewhere in mid Italy. It's a really lovely area and his house is nicely remote.

So to earn my keep I set about demolishing a failed polytunnel. i was doing fine until I discovered they'd buried all the supports at least a foot underground. Digging them out gave me huge blisters on my hands so i had to stop. I was a little relieved as it saved me from "mad dogs and english(wo)men go out in the noonday sun".

so I had a loooong bath (he has a solar water heater so there's oodles of hot water) and then went out and got a pizza.

Think i might be enjoying this ??

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 04:59:59 PM EST

Hello to all over there! Hope the blisters heal soon.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:01:37 PM EST
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that would be (4.00 / 2)

chateau melo, surely?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:06:15 PM EST
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Re: that would be (none / 1)

Ah sorry. I forgot you don't like me using French words

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:46:30 PM EST
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Re: that would be (4.00 / 2)

No, he means melo's small-casing.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 06:05:28 PM EST
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Re: that would be (4.00 / 4)

Can you send me a small case of Chateau Melo?

"This aged mellow red from Italy is completely organic. From the sunset of the label, to the wild effects on the palette, and the soothing touch of tannin, this is a wine to be enjoyed in your solar-heated bath" ('A Staggeringly Large and Heavy Book about Little-Known Wines of the World' by Professor Triloqvíst 2008)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 06:29:44 PM EST
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Re: that would be (none / 1)

Sven Triloqvist:

aged mellow red

er, that's me, not the hooch..

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." Jim Hightower

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 12:47:38 AM EST
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Re: that would be (none / 1)

jerome's on to my pathetic attempts to keep myself humble, lol!

when de anander decapitalises, i'm not the only one, now she's off sailing instead of informing us of our dates with destiny... it sucks to think my lazy typing might be lowering the 'bon ton' of ET, though.

just say, j!

i've already cut out tobacco and astrology, hitting the shift key more often is a small price to pay for such esteemed company...

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." Jim Hightower

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 12:46:38 AM EST
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Oooh, that sounds nice. Enjoy.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:57:52 PM EST
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Bloggers' wrist (4.00 / 3)

My wrist has been in pain for several days, and the diagnosis has come through, as soon as i was able to see a doctor: tendinitis, most likely caused from too much computer (more precisely, mouse) use.

Sigh. How on earth am I going to cure that? (the official remedy is 10 days' rest)

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:04:54 PM EST

Maybe I should do a poll (4.00 / 3)

Can you handle 10 days of Jerome-free ET better than I could?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:05:41 PM EST
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Re: Maybe I should do a poll (4.00 / 4)

Can you swap hands?

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:07:13 PM EST
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Re: Maybe I should do a poll (none / 1)

you might not be typing, but you'd still be watching over us, lol!

bad enough when you leave us for 3-4 days, 10 and we'd come totally unglued, oil might go down to $50 a barrel even...

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." Jim Hightower

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 12:59:46 AM EST
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Jérôme (4.00 / 3)

You must get one of these. I've used an Ergorest for my mouse arm for 10 years without any problems. It takes all the weight off your shoulder as well as protecting the tendon through smooth movement. Best IT investment I made.

According to their research, 65 % of people who work with computers will suffer hospitalization during their career.

It clamps to the desk edge, so it doesn't help when you are on the move with the laptop.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:16:42 PM EST
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Sounds good (4.00 / 3)

before that, you need to tell my wife to not use her computer in the evening, and to not force me out to our bed or to the floor with the laptop...

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:26:42 PM EST
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Re: Sounds good (4.00 / 3)

Sorry, I only do humane IT, marriage counselling is down the corridor, second door on the left. Ask for Mme Blogeuse.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:37:26 PM EST
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Re: Sounds good (4.00 / 3)

Actually, come to think of it, I do do marriage counselling...

Buy an Ergorest for your wife. ;-)

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 05:40:42 PM EST
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Re: Bloggers' wrist (4.00 / 2)

Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome at beginning stages, from experience. Please take it seriously because the inflammation can make the pain spread up to the shoulder and make you miserable for months.

Get a medical wrist brace and wear it as much as you can. I don't want to be Jeromeless, even if you growl at me. (:

P.S. melo, Jerome needs you!

Our knowledge has surpassed our wisdom. -Charu Saxena.

by metavision on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 11:06:58 AM EST
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Re: Bloggers' wrist (none / 1)

yeah, i need me too...

take care j, try reversing the stress habit-positions, pulling on the fingers to open the palms and stretch the knucklejoints so to give a chance for the synovial fluid to enter and bathe the whole joint.

get a new mouse too, i like the logitec wireless for ergonomics, but any variety in size and shape would help.

repetitive stress is a bastard, so easy to fall into, and so sneakily incremental.

get deep massage in the forearm and palms, avoiding the wrist itself until the condition is repaired.

"Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do." Jim Hightower

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Mon Jul 7th, 2008 at 12:57:33 AM EST
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Re: Modern Role Models Open Thread (4.00 / 5)

We lost power for a few hours today.

Traffic lights and their ilk were out for a couple of miles around, but it doesn't seem to have been enough of an event to register anywhere on the web. So I'm still (metaphorically only, thank goodness) in the dark as to what happened.

However, just about the last thing I did before the power went down was to buy a Eurostar ticket.

See some of you in September :)

by Sassafras on Sat Jul 5th, 2008 at 06:34:18 PM EST

Hurrah!

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 03:30:00 AM EST
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Great! I mean the trainticket, am looking forward to meeting you. :-)

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 6th, 2008 at 10:21:23 AM EST
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