Archive for the 'Bits and pieces' Category

Nick Cernis has a post over at Put Things Off titled The Challenge: Read One Book a Week. I love reading but it goes up and down, I do not stick to any regular reading pace. The challenge is interesting and it can be done.
Nick gives 5 tips to become a regular reader:
1. Learn to [...]

BBC writes about Cities dim lights for environment.
Residents in towns and cities around the world are preparing to turn out the lights for an hour, to highlight the threat of climate change.
“Earth Hour” begins in Sydney, Australia, at 2000 (0900GMT), when lights on landmarks such as the Opera House and Harbour Bridge will go out. [...]

I came across a blog called Sri Chinmoy Inspiration which is a blog on Self improvement written by Tejvan Pettinger and where I found several interesting posts.
The post about How to distinguish between love and emotional dependence is great, I like this part:
True love means loving people for who they are, not trying to channel [...]

It is that time of the year again. A year break is a good time to look back at what went right (or wrong) and to plan ahead. I have set my goals for 2008, divided into personal ones and professional ones. They are about changes I want to make, what is already working will [...]

Last night I watched Bullitt on TV. Steve McQueen is cool and the film is known for a car race through the hilly streets of San Francisco. Bullitt’s Mustang looks and sounds great.
Wikipedia has an article about Bullitt, including the plot.
Ford Motor Company will release a Bullitt Mustang as model 2008, forty years after the [...]

I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Here is a Christmas song.

Tonight I watched Good Will Hunting on DVD. I know I am ten years late, it was released in 1997, but I really liked the movie. The tagline is Some people can never believe in themselves, until someone believes in them and that is true.
To me this movie is about following your heart, to Catch [...]

The MDG Monitor shows how countries are progressing in their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With the 2015 target date fast approaching, it is more important than ever to understand where the goals are on track, and where additional efforts and support are needed, both globally and at the country level.
In September [...]

I like the Polar Buff and have been keen for the original version for a longer time. Today I bought a Buff Gantes, dark blue with white pattern. I mainly use it as a scarf, it feels and looks good.
Find out more at Buff.

When in Switzerland I got a Polar Buff as present. The difference between the Polar Buff and the original Buff is that the polar version is part Polartec (fleece). That makes this buff warmer, great during the cold time of the year.
Find out more at Buff.

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