When we left for our ski-vacation in the french alps (Alpe d'Huez) I was worried. It's the very end of the season, and according to the website, half the slopes were closed. The temperatures were more like summer than winter, and the forecasts all said that spring was irrevocably coming.
Fortunately, the skiing turned … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Life
What’s happening in my life
Alps
This saturday, Patricia and I leave for a week in the french alps. This is very late in the season, but with any luck, all the snow won't have melted yet, and I'll get a chance to snowboard, and Patricia can try out skiing for the very first time. With her being swiss … Continue Reading ››
Snowboarding
I gave up skiing some years ago in favour of snowboarding, and if you want to know how it feels to start on a snowboard, read this funny, well-written account of a beginners trials:
We ... watched little snooty five-year-old skiers walk by, kids you could tell hadn?t fallen even once that day. Do … Continue Reading ››
Living vs. blogging
I haven't been blogging much lately, and the reason is simple: I'm too busy living to write about living :o)
The happy at work project is going so well, that it's taking up all my time right now, I could fill page after page with all the good stuff that's happening for us right … Continue Reading ››
The happy at work project is going so well, that it's taking up all my time right now, I could fill page after page with all the good stuff that's happening for us right … Continue Reading ››
Going… going… Goa
Expect light blogging over the next couple of weeks, which Patricia and I will be spending in Goa, India. We'll take some vacation time and I will participate in the international Open Space on Open Space conference.
Athens 2004
I'm back from a week in Athens, and what a week. Patricia and I have been visiting my sister who heads the Art of Living in Greece, and between touring all of Athens and catching some olympic actions, it's kinda nice to be home again, so we can relax after our holiday :o)
The … Continue Reading ››
The … Continue Reading ››
Thrillride.com
One of my favourite websites is thrillride.com, maintained by Robert Coker. The subject is of course roller coasters and similar adrenaline machines and the sense of humour, the tone and the excellent writing all make this one of the most fun websites to visit.
For a sample, check out the review of … Continue Reading ››
For a sample, check out the review of … Continue Reading ››
Silence
I've been spending the last 4 days at a yoga retreat arranged by the Art of Living. We're talking four days of getting up REALLY early, meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, talks and various other exercises.
And the most interesting thing was that two of those days were spent in silence. No talking, reading, … Continue Reading ››
And the most interesting thing was that two of those days were spent in silence. No talking, reading, … Continue Reading ››
Eulogy
This eulogy by John A. Byrne for his father is the most moving thing I've ever read on the net. An excerpt:
He learned to be generous with himself and with his friends. My father didn't have much, but he shared what he had with just about anyone who needed what little he … Continue Reading ››
He learned to be generous with himself and with his friends. My father didn't have much, but he shared what he had with just about anyone who needed what little he … Continue Reading ››
Zero7 live
Last night I had the pleasure of spending an evening in the company of Zero7. There are many reasons why they're such a great band, here's a few of them:
* The music. Soulful, beautiful, sometimes edgy, always great.
* The singers. Mozez (the only guy) with his airy,light voice. Sophie with the clean, … Continue Reading ››
* The music. Soulful, beautiful, sometimes edgy, always great.
* The singers. Mozez (the only guy) with his airy,light voice. Sophie with the clean, … Continue Reading ››