Monthly Archives: December 2012

Norovirus. Bah! Image from The Telegraph.

Posted on 29. December 2012 by Cobblestone | Leave a comment

Monday Mellow Music™, December 24 – Merry Christmas to one and all!

Posted on 24. December 2012 by Cobblestone

The week before Christmas for quite a number of people I know ended in bed with a winter cold. This household was not spared, either – but even though there is the odd elephant trumpeting of a nose being blown, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, English, Motorway Music™ List, Music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What right is worth the lives of 120,000 children?

Posted on 18. December 2012 by Cobblestone

If you’d been asking this question in Rwanda just after the onslaught of the genocide – where the numbers were much more frightening that this – I honestly do not know what answers you might have had. But apparently, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cobblestone Debate, English, Politik/Politics, Rants, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thursday Coming Home Music™, December 13 – New player in house!

Posted on 13. December 2012 by Cobblestone

Two confessions, one of which at least should make my head hang in shame – but it doesn’t because it’s just too cool: I have unpacked one of my Christmas presents (actually bought it myself, too) Bob, I so enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, English, Motorway Music™ List, Music | Tagged | Leave a comment

Cobblestone Flight Review: The Trip From Hell part two: CPH – ORD – LAN on Scandinavian/United

Posted on 13. December 2012 by Cobblestone

Let me start right off by saying that the flying SAS part of this trip was the one that went well. Yes, SAS is my hometurf airline, and yes I do like them as an airline – but even then, … Continue reading →

Posted in CFR, Cobblestone Flight Review, Travel | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Cobblestone Flight Review: The Trip From Hell part one: CPH – YYZ – DTW on Air Canada

Posted on 13. December 2012 by Cobblestone

On Sunday, Dec 9 it was the plan that we – a colleague and I – should fly via Toronto to Detroit and head up from there by car to Lansing. And no, we were not going there as demonstrators … Continue reading →

Posted in CFR, Cobblestone Flight Review, Travel | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Friday Motorway Music™, December 7 – Waking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on 7. December 2012 by Cobblestone

Yes, that title is an awful pun on a good old song – take your pick from Neil Sedaka or The Carpenters as the artist (the version in my collection is the latter – and Bob, can I already feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, English, Motorway Music™ List, Music | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment