Category Archives: Bits and pieces

HannyB’s photos at Flickr

Posted on January 17, 2008 by bengt

Since I started using photos from Flickr in my blogs I browse around there now and then. I came across HannyB’s photos, they have all rights reserved so I can not use them but I can direct you to them. … Continue reading →

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My own goals for 2008

Posted on December 31, 2007 by bengt

It is that time of the year again. A year break is a good time to look back at what went right (or wrong) and to plan ahead. I have set my goals for 2008, divided into personal ones and … Continue reading →

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Bullitt

Posted on December 25, 2007 by bengt

Last night I watched Bullitt on TV. Steve McQueen is cool and the film is known for a car race through the hilly streets of San Francisco. Bullitt’s Mustang looks and sounds great. Wikipedia has an article about Bullitt, including … Continue reading →

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Flying in a wing-suit

Posted on December 21, 2007 by bengt

I got this link in a newsletter, wing suit. base jump, and that looks really really scary!

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Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year

Posted on December 21, 2007 by bengt

I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here is a Christmas song.

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Good Will Hunting

Posted on December 20, 2007 by bengt

Tonight I watched Good Will Hunting on DVD. I know I am ten years late, it was released in 1997, but I really liked the movie. The tagline is Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in … Continue reading →

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Lost in Scotland’s photos

Posted on December 18, 2007 by bengt

I am searching for photos at Flickr to use in my blogs and came across Lost in Scotland. The photos are great, I like the style.

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Tracking the Millennium Development Goals

Posted on November 22, 2007 by bengt

The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and … Continue reading →

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Creative alphabets

Posted on November 15, 2007 by bengt

David Airey has a post about The alphabet, but not as we know it. There are several creative alphabets, from a human crafted to photo-based fonts. The human crafted alphabet is shown below, to see the rest of them – … Continue reading →

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Pay-as-you-wish restaurants

Posted on November 14, 2007 by bengt

Springwise has found an interesting concept, Pay-as-you-wish restaurants. They mention a restaurant in Vienna and writes this: Prices for drinks are fixed, but customers decide how much they’d like to pay for the food. Most pony up a fair price, … Continue reading →

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