Archives for: December 2007
Egil Svartdahl scares me for sure!
December 31st, 2007Friends of me has said it, I repeat it - Egil Svartdahl is scary! And even worse, he is able to scare others as well by being the preacher man and pretending to always know whats best. I read this article "Jakten på Satans tjenere" http://www.dagbladet.… more »
"Nikkel, jern og blod" - Alf R. Jacobsen
December 29th, 2007My latest book "Nikkel, jern og blod" by Alf R. Jacobsen. Yet again about WW2 in the northern part of Norway, this time focused on the former Petsamo, now Pechengsky district http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechenga_District and the battle for the enormous… more »
Learn Disco!!
December 25th, 2007Feel the groove and dance away, but first learn the basic steps...
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Winston Churchill qoute
December 25th, 2007If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.Speech after the German invasion of the Soviet Union (June 1941)
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Churchill more »
Old photos of Oslo
December 25th, 2007If you live in Oslo you might find this interesting, old photos of Oslo taken from the air. Found a picture of Haugerud from 1960 http://www.byarkivet.oslo.kommune.no/OBA/ (Choose "Flyfotodatabasen" in the upper right corner) more »
Ghost Dog from Mo i Rana
December 22nd, 2007From my high school years I knew the vocalist Ivan Magnussen in the band Ghost Dog. Read about the in the local newspaper here the other day, and took a note reminding me to check them out when in front of the computer the next time. Did not know what to… more »
Take the color back!!
December 22nd, 2007Up north, borrowing my grandmothers old Ford Sierra 2.0 CLS year model 1989, a red beauty. Or at least, it used to be a red beauty as long as I frequently was home and nursed it. Now when years passes between each time I'm at home its beauty vanishes day… more »
My long journey home
December 20th, 2007Yesterday I traveled home to Mosjøen. Due to a small error in the process of ordering tickets I had managed to book myself from Torp, Sandefjord. So here is my travel report.
Haugerud subway station at 11.49. Note the snow by the way...
The… more »
Back home up north, expecting winter
December 19th, 2007But NO, in Oslo it is winter. Now in Mosjøen, this is what http://www.yr.no have to say about the weather. For those of you not able to read Norwegian, Mosjøen where I am right now is right on the map where it is the darkest blue, meaning "Very much rain… more »
"Få meg på for faen" - Olaug Nilssen
December 18th, 2007My latest book, "Få meg på for faen". Needed something to read on my way home today. It lasted a couple of hours. Have been praised in the press http://www.samlaget.no/item.cfm?id=13906&read=lang_omtale, in my opinion ... somewhat funny, but then aga… more »
"Marriage, a history" - Stephanie Contz
December 18th, 2007My latest book, which I must admit I have spent some time finishing is "I gode og onde dager", or "Marriage, a history" as the original title is. Very interesting book I must say, it tells the story of the marriage through all time. What it meant _back i… more »
Timbaland - Shock Value
December 18th, 2007Bought Timbaland here the other day, he have had some hits with among others Nelly so I had expected the album to be packed with hits. But...there are some really good songs / mix'es on the record, but I must admit that I skip almost 2 thirds...anyhow fo… more »
My first Christmas present this year
December 16th, 2007I got my first Christmas present this year from Anders, Elins father. After a day as normal at Vestreng, doing "farm tractor logging" I got my first present this year. It stood there on the kitchen floor when I came in to eat dinner, a Jonsered CS 2152.… more »
I GET so pissed
December 14th, 2007I GET http://www.get.no pissed when it comes to Get providing digital cable tv. Every once in a while, and in the past, quite often, we get this grey box on the tv saying that the list of channels are being updated and that I have to wait. But, why oh wh… more »
I saw a crash
December 10th, 2007Today when waiting for the bus on my way home out at Fornebu, there is a traffic light just next to it. The light was red and two cars stood there waiting, when another one approached from behind, starting to brake about 10 meters to late...bang...and br… more »
4 and a half hour of spinning
December 9th, 2007Yesterday S.A.T.S had a two hour "Spinning Marathon", so I expanded it a bit by attending the 45 minute session in the morning, then spinning alone for one and a half hour, and then 2 hours together with the S.A.T.S-team again.
I know by experience t… more »
Two days in Trondheim
December 9th, 2007Spent two days in Trondheim this week teaching WCM. Stayed one night at a hotel and went out to see the movie "Si at du elsker meg" http://www1.vg.no/film/film.php?id=9012 I would agree with review, but I do not agree with the last sentence, I do not see… more »
Concert with Kent last Friday
December 4th, 2007But, not with my friend Kent, but the Swedish band Kent http://www.kent.nu/. Bendik & co had a ticket to share, so I joined them. I must admit that I hesitated a bit, I still remember their concert at Roskilde in 2002 which was...not...very...good. F… more »
Is Sex Necessary?
December 3rd, 2007While browsing for the correct way to write "necessary" I stumbled across this article http://www.forbes.com/2003/10/08/cz_af_1008health.html more »
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