Books....

Read a few good books lately I can recommend:

1. Freakonomics, in the book charts and pretty american but nonetheless a pretty interesting and easy read. Some interesting angles on how abortion laws are behind the big crime drop in New York, why drug dealers live with their Mums, how to prove Sumo wrestling is corrupt, and how peoples names 'evolve'. Saw this on Hallonman's list by guess he has not had time to read
it!

2. Death in the Afternoon. Not read Hemmingway for a long time, but his style is just so pleasant to read. There really was some great American literature around some 30 to 80 years ago. A bit shocking if you have principles against Bull Fighting, but if you can get past that it sucks you in.

3. Critical Mass by Philip Ball. Great book on complexity, I have read it twice. You have to work at it in the beginning but for anyone with a scientific bent the rewards are there. Got me hooked on this subject!

4. Adam Smith biography by James Buchan. Got this in the mail and I still don't know who from. Moderately interesting, but who sent it to me? And why?

PS England just scraped past Macedonia - phew.

Stingray Weekend

Just enjoyed a great weekend with Stingray showing him around the Stockholm summer sights. Once again no revealing photos I'm afraid - but he did suffer from sensory overload in a Stureplan nightclub...

Also enjoyed some kajaking in the archipelago (Vaxholm), some Kub (Swedish 'bits of wood' game, see photo below), a BBQ by the Mälaren, a 'Femkamp' (Pentathlon, kind of) in Gröna Lund and more. We visited the Paul McArthy exhibition in Moderna Museet too, but that was more endurance than enjoyment (not to be recommended).

Andrea is back

Andrea is visiting on her first trip to Stockholm, she is a bit stunned by what all the girls are wearing and how much they seem to have 'on show'. I then realised I must have gotten used to it !

Here are some more photos again, just to keep the pressure on Ronald.

Signs...

OK, I have been away a while, various trips to the UK, Ireland and Budapest - but now I am back and reconciled to the fact that I cannot think of anything interesting to write about...

So why should I even try. Just look at the facts Toby - you wear glasses, you studied Physics and Accountancy, you've always been well behaved, your favourite colour is blue... why should I have anything interesting to write about.

So instead why don't I live up to that image and show you a few more photos of mine from various places. Photos of some interesting signs !

In fact, why don't I go the whole way and link you up to my flickr site. Let's have a go and see if I can pull that up on the right like everyone else seems able to ! Give Ronald some competition !

Sandhamn after the Event

Lovely place, what a playground. Great weekend with Eva, beach time, night out, massage, kayak trip to a very 'osvensk' island....

Gotta get a boat now, where do I start ??

Sandhamn

After Sam's never ending recommendations we are off to the famous Swedish island Sandhamn this weekend for a bit of R&R. Maybe gonna try some canoeing too. Can't wait. If you want to have a bit more of a look check it out here.

By the way you might be as interested as I was to see that Kabul has a five star hotel !

Ronald's Photoblog

Make sure to bookmark the link to Ronald's photoblog on the right there. That boy really has a talent for spotting the bizarre.

Gay Paris

This is me in Paris recently, as taken by Mr G.