Observations

21.11.2008 Observations

Kid dies in sand dunes, signs the solution – get real

It was nasty accident. Some teenagers were digging tunnels in sand dunes in West Wales, one of them was in the tunnel, it collapsed, and the boy died. The coroner in the case has suggested that signs be put at

27.09.2008 Observations

Berlin Inline Marathon – 1:35, tired but happy

A fine sunny autumn day, flat and fast roads, and I managed the 41.129km of the Berlin Inline Marathon in a total time of 1 hour 35 minutes. Considering I had hoped for 1 hour 50 minutes I’m rather pleased

31.08.2008 Observations

Male limb geometry

Female readers of this blog, forgive me. This entry is directed at men. Perhaps men behaving this way have also posed a problem for female readers? But anyway I digress. To the point: men’s legs and wha’s between them. What

12.08.2008 Observations

UPS = Utterly Pathetically Stupid

I’m awaiting the delivery of a package from the courier firm UPS and it’s such a damned effort to manage to get it. It seems that even international corporations are infected by the Belgian lack of customer service (that I’ve

11.08.2008 Observations

Signed up for the Berlin Inline Skate Marathon

I’ve been skating on and off all summer and when skating marathon distance in Québec recently I thought to myself – why not? I’ll sign up for a competitive marathon on inline skates. So on 27th September I’ll be joining

08.08.2008 Observations

Twenty20 for 2012 – cricket as an Olympic sport

As the Olympics get underway in Beijing today I’m happy to announce the launch of my latest website project – the campaign to get Twenty20 Cricket to be an Olympic sport at the London Olympics in 2012. I’ve been asked

29.07.2008 Observations

3 of the best skate routes anywhere in the world

In the last week I’ve skated in three of the very best places it’s possible to imagine – along the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan, around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal, and along the St Lawrence

24.07.2008 Observations

New York, New York

So Iâ€™ve spent the last four days in New York, one of the worldâ€™s great cities. So what do I make of it? I was staying with a friend who works at New York University and lives in a university

22.07.2008 Observations

New York street signs

Walking down the street in Manhattan is an assault on the senses – masses to see everywhere, the sidewalks brimming with life (and people selling hotdogs in the 30Âº heat), blasts of heat from the subway ventilation grills, and an

21.07.2008 Observations

Statue of Liberty

Set against the darkening New Jersey sky.

19.07.2008 Observations

Land of the free – stars and stripes between bars

Getting into the USA over the Canada-USA border for sure didn’t feel like entering the land of the free. But maybe you’re supposed to feel that when you’re here? Not sure.

19.07.2008 Observations

Brooklyn from Brooklyn Bridge

Summer haze, and a maze of wires.