http://luni.net The musings of a Norwegian At Large Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:41:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en домейнIt wasn’t a drive-by or a gruesome stabbing in a fit of passion, it wasn’t even a crime by most standards. Nevertheless, it was cold-blooded and merciless. Quite instructive and grounding I suppose you could say, in particular to those of us who adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle. I was doing ... http://luni.net/?p=900 The Tennessee Valley flowed down to the Pacific Ocean, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and the restless city at its southern anchorage. The landscape was very old, he could sense that without even looking it up. He did anyway. “Sedimentary rocks from the Mesozoic”, the US Geological Survey site ... http://luni.net/?p=869 Every once in a while, advertisers, even creators of TV commercials, produce something that transcends the genre and becomes art. Meet The Most Interesting Man in the World. Suave, sophisticated, and entirely fictional; a man’s man, an amalgamation of Hemingway, 007 and Salvador Dali, with a touch of Chuck Norris. A series ... http://luni.net/?p=834 Tired of reading about the iPad yet? Please bear with me, this is not a review, this is different. I saw a movie last night (Clash of the Titans in 3D, not worth your $14) and as is common these days, the theater happened to be located in a mall. As this ... http://luni.net/?p=820 I’m sitting at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany, waiting for my flight to San Francisco. I’ve secured an excellent spot for myself, a window seat in the terminal overlooking the apron. This section of the airport is where the big birds live; the density of 747s is mind-blowing. I’m looking at ... http://luni.net/?p=812 When Apple launched the App Store, they changed the face of computing forever. I wonder if Steve Jobs himself saw the full reach of his latest innovation back then. When Apple launched the iPad, I was following the event live on the web along with countless others. My expectations were low ... http://luni.net/?p=798 The blue van with the official markings of the city pulled up and parked. Two people climbed out, clad in the blue uniform of the municipal parking enforcement agency. They walked over to the nearest parking meter and attached a strange looking canister to it. One person was working, the ... http://luni.net/?p=775 I wrote this as my entry for Nixy Valentine's Writing Adventure Group, challenge #9, "Warning!" In the challenge, Nixy asked those of us who completed both #8, "Rose Colored Glasses", and this one, to comment on which was the most difficult. Interesting question! To me, logically, this one should have been easier. ... http://luni.net/?p=730 When is something repulsive something more? A turd, a poop, a big no. 2, solid bodily waste, droppings, feces, manure. Presumably of canine origin. And just where I wanted to lie down in the grass to catch some rays. As Mary Douglas once famously stated, "Waste is matter out of place." That’s what ... http://luni.net/?p=695 When I blog, I try to employ Minimalism as my guiding principle. Not because it makes things easier for me, quite the opposite. It's about respect for the reader, but also about the challenge, as illustrated by this famous quote: I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I ... http://luni.net/?p=621