Author Archives: Erik

Knock-knock

Some mindless internet surfing brought me near this one:

Will you remember me in an hour?
Yes.
Will you remember me in a day?
Yes.
Will you remember me in a week?
Yes.
Will you remember me in a month?
Yes.
Will you remember me in a year?
Yes.
I think you won’t.
Yes, I will.
Knock knock
Who’s there?
See? You’ve forgotten me already!

Want more? Then look here.
Don’t want more? Then stay at the BaseBlog site – I’ll try not to tell you any more knock-knock jokes. 😉

Global warming

As I’ve mentioned before: my trip to Greenland was fantastic! Fantastic country, fantastic people and a lot of ice. But it was also an eye-opener for me! Like everybody else, I’ve heard a lot about the global warming, but until now, I thought it was something that would happen some years in the future. But in Greenland, this future is now! A place near the town Kangerlussuaq, where you could drive right out on the ice cap 5 years ago, you now have to climb down a steep slope and walk a bit before you come to the ice.
Also the Kangia icefjord, near the town Ilulissat (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Greenland) shows signs of an accelerating global warming these years, with the fast decrease of the glacier in the bottom of the icefjord.
While I was in Ilulissat, Republican US Senator John McCain visited the place in connection with a climate debate. It was a new attempt to get the Americans to wake up and think about environmental issues and maybe even ratify the Kyoto Protocol. One can only hope!

Kalaallit Nunaat

It’s been a wile since I last wrote in my blog. But I’ve been on a trip to Greenland, and after that, there were a lot of photos and impressions that needed to get sorted out.

I’ve seen a part of West Greenland, from Nuuk to Uummannaq and it has been a fantastic journey to a wild and wonderful country. I hope that I’ll return soon! Most of the time, I spend in the towns Kangerlussuaq and Ilulissat.

 

2 b wise?

Quote, found somewhere on the internet:
“It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.”
(Sam Levenson)

  Ah, of course! That’s where I went wrong!

Spam, Spam, Spam …

In the “Machinery” behind this blog, I just noticed the following message: “Akismet has protected your site from 556 spam comments”.
This blog isn’t the most visited in the world, and I haven’t had the spam filter running for more than a few months. Therefore 556 spam comments are quite a lot!
Then there’s my mail – spam, spam, spam. If I needed that kind of pills, I would get a prescription from my doctor, I wouldn’t but them from some spam-site!
Would it be too much to ask, if all those bloody spammers just lie down and die – right now!? Please?

Peace through War?

Quote:

Everybody talks about peace.
But if peace can only
be obtained through war
we don’t want peace.

www.peopleagainstpeace.net

It’s been said so many times: Truth is the first casualty of war. But what kind of peace can be obtained by killing the truth?

High temperature

The temperature is still too high to make it an enjoyable event to sit in front of the pc and write things to this blog. Also I haven’t got a thing to write about: everybody is on holiday – except me: I still have over a month at work before I can get anywhere. Sigh!

Eight legged pig?

Does anyone know, who made this absolutely fantastic eight legged pig based on Da Vincis famous “Vitruvian Man”? If you know the artist, please write a comment with the answer, or mail me. Thanks!

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