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May
12th
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Generally I oppose messing with a classic


But somehow I suspect this new variation of Toblerone will be worth the risk! It’s like a Swiss Chunky!

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May
11th
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Cruising the Lake of Zurich


The view from the upper deck on the way to Rapperswil.

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May
9th
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Swedish practicality starts young...

A team of Helsingborg, Sweden, high school students has won a national award for its invention — men’s underwear with pockets for condom storage.

Underwear condom pockets earn award

Somehow I don’t think this would have gone over big as a 4-H Project in the U.S.


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May
6th
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The polls are open! The polls are open!

Just a quick shout-out to all my friends, family and loyal blog readership in the Hoosier State to remind them to grab their government-issued ID and “get thee to the polls” today to cast a vote that might actually have some impact for a change.

This marks the first time in my adult life that the presidential nominees haven’t already been determined by the Indiana primary, making the trip to the polls pretty much just an excuse to slip out of the office early on a spring afternoon. NOT THIS TIME!

There are very few days that I regret relocating from my home state to Sweden, but May 6, 2008, will go down in history as one of them.

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 At least they’re consistent!
Administration Still Purging Those Who Are Not “Loyal Bushies”
The Bush administration hasn’t changed its habit of ridding itself of those guilty of independent thinking.

 At least they’re consistent!

Administration Still Purging Those Who Are Not “Loyal Bushies”

The Bush administration hasn’t changed its habit of ridding itself of those guilty of independent thinking.


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May
5th
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!


From sunny, non-celebrating Sweden!

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May
4th
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New Rules for distiguishing the bitter from the idiots 

Bill Maher is bitter because “shitkickers voted twice for a retarded guy they’d like to have a beer with, and everybody else had to suffer the consequences.”


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May
3rd
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When the cat's away...the mice eat sushi!


Dr. Darling’s Mom is down for the weekend and the two of them made a rather spur-of-the-moment decision this morning to go to Copenhagen. I’m still dealing with the remnants of the Spring Cold from Hell and decided to pass on the excursion. I’m also in the midst of proofreading a doctoral thesis for a Lund University engineer and needed to spend some time on that.

But the weather was just too beautiful to be indoors all afternoon (and the sun was too bright to see the iBook screen on the balcony). So instead of working, I ran errands, sampled my favorite Alpha Geek’s latest espresso blend (in addition to being out “go-to” guy forall things computer-related, Sonny’s an amateur barista), and then rendezvoused with some friends for a spicy tuna inside-out fix.

Usually Dr. D’s absence (the D also stands for ‘disdainful of fish’) is the only excuse I need to hit a sushi bar, but today I reasoned that I actually needed the wasabi…you know, for medicinal purposes. My sinuses are clear for the first time in a week!

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From the Domestic Goddess Dept.

According to LiveScience.com:

Men Create More Housework for Women

So then why is it that The Penthouse-Nordic usually looks like a dump unless we’re expecting company?


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May
2nd
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Pain at the pump: a little reality check for Americans

I’m hearing plenty of griping about gasoline prices from my American friends and family lately, but it’s hard for me to be sympathetic when I don’t even own a car.

However, if I did have wheels, I’d be paying close to 7 bucks a gallon for gas here in Sweden…so I’d probably have no sympathy anyway.

U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts

Relatively low taxes have kept pump prices far below most other developed nations, which some say is precisely why the current runup is so painful.

(from CNNMoney.com)


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