Connective Visions

The collusion of slavering media and slaves to fear makes for the worst bedfellow.

There is no holiday from the headache of running into ignorance.

A trip to a Scandinavian supermarket is a riveting attraction for the touring American.

The first geocache hunt in Kristiansand, Norway, lands the seeker in church.

It’s a little like messages in bottles, or cards on balloons, granting a peek into a fellow human in a world that still has room for exploration.

It’s not just vacation – it’s getting out of the country.

Summer vacations can also be ventures away from habit – especially when it comes to the U.S. media and the discussions they generate.

If you want some evidence of the problems with U.S. broadband service and access, consider this blog. I started my blogging Sunday evening. Unfortunately, a rainstorm moved into the region. For four years, summer rain in Philadelphia has signaled the disruption of my Verizon DSL service (for which I now cough up $23.99/month) – and [...]

A downside to freelancing (“self-employment” in the happy words of government agencies) is that the celebrated U.S. tax refund is slightly rarer than a UFO sighting: the independent contractor almost always owes money. So I emerged yesterday after a week of mathematical gymnastics, tedious typing, and resigned check writing to put my imposed self-absorption behind [...]

The Easter weekend in Norway is a national holiday, running from Thursday through Monday, over which time even supermarkets close. It came to an end yesterday evening, so the traffic warnings had hit the news headlines Sunday night. Adult citizens who don’t work the holiday weekend (for 100% of their usual wage in additional overtime) [...]