Kraków Hamburgers
Burgers in Kraków, Poland apparently are large, juicy, messy creations, so messy that special accommodations are made. Lucky Food Burgers provided wet wipes at each table to clean up afterwards. Mr. Burger…
Wawel Cathedral
Formally known as The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus B. M. and St Wenceslaus M, the Wawel Cathedral is part of but separate from the Royal Palace and other…
Traveling Exceptional
A most amazing experience occurred yesterday: I arrived at my home from the airport in forty minutes. Not just the time en route, forty minutes from the plane's wheels touching…
Cold War Polish Defector
The Polish Netflix series 1983 tells an alternative Cold War history: simultaneous bombings across Poland keeps the communist party in power until the present. Twenty years later, the truth unravels…
Minnesota Sighting In Krakow
For those whom believe corn dogs are strictly an Americanism or another fried staple of the Minnesota State Fair, this food stand is across the street from Galleria Krakow. I…
Meandering Thoughts #46
Am I showing antisemitic tendencies if I visibly cringe when the Minnesota Twins' organist plays Hava Nagila and wish she would immediately stop? More likely it's my general disdain for…
Lèse-majesté
Following the September 11 attacks, holding rational, fact-based discussions with regards to cause and effect, religious freedoms (or lack thereof), national security, what would constitute an appropriate response, or any…
Athens Olympic Stadium
After completing my second talk at Devoxx Greece, I had over two days to explore Athens before flying home: museums, sights, food, and everything else I could squeeze in. On…
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…