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Always the real thing?

This is a post on i-wisdom all you professional PR bloggers out there should read. Now I remember why I prefer Pepsi ;-) .

No sound, but vision

My own picture in the "A thing of beauty..." category? Don't worry: I am not thàt vain. But I do like the specs I bought some time ago. I guess I would, wouldn't I? Some people do not share my opinion, mind you. "Too big." "Just like dust goggles." ... I could give you some more descriptions. But I am not going to. Because I dó like them. Although I am glad not too many people are wearing them so far.

I admit: it has taken me also some time to get used to them. But now I have. A ticket collector on the train (female, young, alternative type with quite a number of piercings - hats off to our national railway company) even complimented me on them just the other day. So, out it with: yes, I am glad I bought them. People (like Sam) have asked me where I got them. Well, at Optiek Nr 17 in Bruges if you must know. They're Booth and Bruce - an English brand which offers nice design and good quality for an affordable price if you ask me. But watch it: they don't fit everybody. As a matter of fact, I don't think they'll suit you. Too big. Just like dust goggles...

Back to normal

Christmas holidays are over. Back to normal. Back to the morning rush hour.

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Torn apart, put back together

Here's one to end the Christmas holidays and start the new semester with: an important message, excellently put... [via Abdul Rehman]

French evolution

The only thing I really know about cars is how to drive them. Well, sort of, at least - not taking into account the accidents and fines I have met with so far. I guess I am not that typical "cars, football and girls" kind of guy. Although I do envy them sometimes.  They  probably do not have to take care of  Sunday morning speedshopping. I do. But this morning, my trip to the local supermarket was actually quite uplifting. There they were, almost side by side: a brand new Citroën C4 coupé, a lovely old Citroën Ami 8 and an even older Citroën DS. It was almost as if someone had put them there on purpose for everybody to stop and take a look. Apart from me, however, nobody really wanted to face the cold wind and enjoy the view. I did. Reflecting on how the line of the C4 certainly resembled that of the DS in a way. On how lucky that former soccer pal of mine is, driving a DS (as well as being able to tinker with it - another probably typical male feature I lack). On what a pity it was I did not bring my camera along. On how wonderful it will be when, some day, scientists come up with a camera built into heads, probably integrating a USB link somewhere behind our ears or so. Anyway, the result of my mind drifting away like this was that the speedshopping session was an almost record-breaking one. As well as not making it on time to the butcher's before closing. But hey, at least I drove home with a (I admit: probably stupid) grin on my face and the intention of buying a French goddess when the time comes to replace the Renault Scenic we own now. I am not sure, however, if I'll be able to convince that other, down-to-earth kind of goddess I share my bed with...

Service announcement 0601

Don't ask. To bed with thermometer, kleenex and toddy. Back in a few hours, days, weeks, months... ?

[Pic via hollywoodmegastore]

Sharon meets with Strokes

Bas = 5 points

According to De Morgen, games (the old-fashioned version, that is - maybe you remember them) are on the up again. Scrabble is certainly one of the favourite (re)discoveries at Moerestraat 54; with Trivial Pursuit (the family edition) as a close runner-up...

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Golden retrievr?

Do you like experiments? Then check out the retrievr site, where you can - that's right -  retrieve stuff. Pictures on Flickr to be precise. You do so by simply drawing a rough sketch of the picture you're looking for. Of course: you might just as well find something completely different, but that certainly doesn't spoil the fun...

[via De Morgen]

Sanctimonious?

Belgian Foreign Secretary Karel De Gucht (VLD) is reconsidering the previous government's opt-out from nuclear energy (De Morgen, 4 Jan 2006). Thanks for nothing, Karel...