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Disconnected!

15 August 2003

My thumbs are cramping – my neck is straining – my wife is giving me that look but I’m WIRELESSLY BLOGGING FROM THE LIVING ROOM BABY!, with my new Palm Tungsten C. More on this and other experiences coming soon…

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Congratulations Lance Armstrong!

28 July 2003

I've been an avid cyclist, cycling fan and Lance Armstrong fan, since, well, longer than I prefer to remember or state here. So you can bet that for a good portion of every July you'll find me glued to the tele watching the Tour de France. (One of the benefits of living in Europe and being the company boss. :-)

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A Model of Usability

10 July 2003

The plane arrives late. We wait 45 minutes for the baggage to arrive in the terminal. The airport staff try to place a living room table on the belt, and of course it jams up the whole thing. Ashtrays are logically installed under No-Smoking signs and everyone, even the airport staff, are smoking. (Rules in Spain, especially as regarding traffic, are to be interpreted as suggestions.)

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Lost Mobile Phone (How it Ended)

08 July 2003

I’d nearly forgotten to post how the story with the mobile phone ended. Actually, everything turned out just fine. I arrived at the agreed meeting place at 8:30 p.m., not really knowing what to expect. But then I saw the man with the metal detector, systematically sweeping the beach for lost goodies. As I approached, he looked up and with a friendly smile fished my phone out of his bag, and handed it back to me. Although we couldn’t really communicate (he didn’t speak English or Spanish), I got the idea he was a very friendly person. I gave him a small tip for taking care of the phone.

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Bad Morning

21 June 2003

Got up this morning, looking forward to my bike ride, and discovered that our phone line was out…

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