Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far

Well, I never really planned on getting in on the weekly photo challenge, or the writing challenge, or any other challenge out there, for that matter. As it happens, I just read the post from our dear WordPress gurus and immediately thought of this picture I took in Jasper National Park, which I quite like, … Continue reading →

The picture that I did not take

The “taxi-brousse” slowed to a halt – once again. We were already way behind schedule, despite being only one hour into our drive south. This was not our first stop. N. and I had been picked up at our hotel at 5:30 that morning, which was not so bad considering the scheduled time of 5:00. … Continue reading →

Things I’ve been doing instead of looking for a job

  Damn you WordPress !! Seriously, shouldn’t NASA be doing something about this huge space-time continuum void, instead of sending their robot Lego to Mars ? Grocery shopping at the farmers’ market far too often. The cheese vendor recognized me after having been away on holiday for three weeks. And I’d only started shopping there … Continue reading →

“NYPD a model of restraint”… sixteen times ?

America is a strange place. Whenever I think I’ve gotten a grip on it, bam – all of my convictions get knocked loose by a new story in the press. (er, I should probably say “media” – how old school…). Don’t get me wrong, I find America fascinating, and terrific in many aspects. And that … Continue reading →

So long, and thanks for all the fish

I moved to Toulouse after I got a new job there. Promising job too, it pretty much fit everything I was looking for: challenges, responsibility, small scale but growing strong, nice pay, and even located right smack in the city center. Perfect. So after fighting for a while to find an apartment I could rent, … Continue reading →