Well. It seems everyone's talking about it. The BBC is looking for the best political blog, while at the recent Democratic National Convention in Boston, there was a section of the convention centre dedicated to wireless bloggers, even if they were pre-screened.
Mine has yet to hit the headlines. Nice to see reference to Feynman in Kerry's speech, btw, albeit in inference. He'd've liked blogging, me thinks.
Third trip to Fairway supermarket was more efficient than the previous trips. Obviously getting used to the navigational structure. I now have frequently viewed sections, including the Six Sam Adams for Six Dollars aisle, while there are still aisles that I've not bothered with. There are parallels to be made - you use what you need, although there are no doubt areas that you'd like that you never stumble across.
New York stepped up its terror rating this afternoon, although it's still officially at Orange (seems much more representative of the reality than the UK's standard of Black). This is due to specific warnings targeting Citigroup, Prudential and the NYSE. We'll see whether anything transpires.
So, today I finally bought my blades and had my first recent blading experience in Central Park. Slightly annoying that all of the local entrances to the park (81st, 77th, 72nd) involve severe downhill inclines. It's much the same as running and unicycling, in that downhill is difficult. Braking doesn't seem natural, although it should be, as my backside felt the consequences of inadequate braking skills early on. Although I look a bit shit (technical term), the flats and uphills I can cope with. Smoothness and style I'm sure will come with time; in the meantime, I need to focus on braking, as wherever there's an uphill there's an equal and opposite downhill, as Newton famously said.
Great article about a competition for the most beautiful German word.
One of my favourites was Kulturbeutel (toilet bag), although Ohrwurm also caught my eye following a conversation with Joost a few weeks back. I was wondering what would take the title for an equivalent English competition. I'd hope that exacerbate, convalesce, harangue and fallacious would be up there in the running.
