Meandering Thoughts #45
The classic movie Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? topped the Independent's list in 20 movie romances that were actually completely toxic. Unsurprisingly, an excellent, dark movie staring a real-life couple…
NDC Oslo 2025
NDC Oslo is a software development conference in Oslo, Norway, part of the NDC Conferences portfolio. Originally focused on Microsoft technologies - I believe NDC stands (stood?) for Dot Net…
Computers IRL #6
As a user of Microsoft Windows - whether software developer, business user, or generic web browser - it's inevitable that you'll see this dialog, usually at a most inopportune time.…
To The Arctic!
Though I've been damn close in Iceland, I have not breached the Arctic Circle until my wife and I took Hurtigruten's northbound Coastal Express from Bergen to Kirkenes, Norway. Because…
Train Safety and Non-Existent Country
This caught my attention when walking to my airport express train at Oslo Central Station: a buffer stop manufactured in West Germany. West Germany ceased to exist upon German reunification…
Missing Baggage
Even for short trips with small bags, I prefer checking my bag because 1) I'm lazy and don't want to drag it around the airport until boarding and 2) I…
Car Mileage
Returning from Iowa recently, the odometer on my 2013 VW Jetta reached the interesting mileage 123,456. So are there any upcoming interesting odometer readings? I missed factorial mileage 112,624 and…
Hurtigruten Excusion #3: Tromsø
The third excursion selected for our northbound Hurtigruten Coastal Express was Tromsø, Norway. Tromsø is the third-largest city north of the Arctic Circle (behind Murmansk and Norilsk, Russia) and is…
Cruel Product Placement
This kiosk is located adjacent to Terminal 2, Gate 6 at Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. What sane person would purchase Legos for travel? Insufficient room to assemble on the plane. Box…
I Should Be Dead, Right?!?
How is it that before take-off the exterior temperature is 80°C/176°F? Once airborne and at altitude, the exterior temperature was a much more reasonable -50°C/-58°F, but does it matter since…