The Exec Exchange deal came to a head today. I was tail-gated by PB and CB all day as part of the shadowing program, and was reminded of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (the dummy version) which says something about the measuring process interfering with what is being measured. You cannot go through the motions pretending... Continue Reading →
Ornithology: Taming the Learning Impulse
My "Formation Ornitho" course started last Thursday, and has re-ignited my interest in birds. I used to love my excursions to the Umm Al Quwain mangroves back in 2002, where one was regaled by the sight of legions of coastal birds, like plovers, sandpipers, ospreys, gulls, and flamingoes. My self-study in ornithology was also coming along... Continue Reading →
Bhangra Scuffles
There’s nothing dignified about a scuffle, no matter how putatively superior the position of one of the actors. The photo of a dust-up between police and protestors has the effect of a distorting funny-mirror, turning any righteous indignation (real or fake) into slapstick comedy. It is hard to feel anything but amusement at the image of pot-bellied... Continue Reading →
Home to Roost…and Reflect
Drove back from Fontainebleau today. Felt like I'd hit the wall by the time we got in, done in with the combined effects of a flu, a late night last night (SM's event on a yacht on the Seine), and an almost 4 hour long drive back to Brussels. I would rate it as one... Continue Reading →
Remote Post: Blogging @ the Barber
So here I am, waiting my turn at the coiffure, trying to test the portability of the blogging lifestyle. I'm typing attentively with my stylus, laboriously picking out the miniscule letters like a type-setter in a medieval press might have done. My HTC is an improvement on the Nokia 9500 brick I lost in a... Continue Reading →
Notes to Self 