Escape from boredom

Tonight Elin and I went to the movies and watched the last movie made by the Cohen Brothers “No Country For Old Men” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Country_for_Old_Men_(film). Really worth while I must say!

Tonight Espen, Loy and I went to Elm Street to see Racine in concert. Does not ring a bell? What about Wendy James and Transvision Vamp? Not the most impressing music I must admit, but the whole package was fun, I guess about 40 people at Elm, 10 of the was working there, then almost 10 photographers, then the rest was the bunch

Their support band was Church of Confidence http://www.churchofconfidence.de, must admit that they rocked a whole lot more …

My latest book is written by Arvid Bryne – “Vi sloss for Norge”, a book about Svein Blindheim Norwegian WW2 hero and Bjørn Østring also WW2 hero, but fighting for the wrong side. The book has been criticized for not digging enough into Østring and his past. In my opinion that is not important, what is important is the criticism of the trail after the war, who was judged and who was not. I’ve understood, and this book has just confirmed it, that the official history we learned in school is just one view, not necessarily containing the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

We learned in school that the D-Day was the turning point for the war, but I can’t remember that we learned much about the Eastern Front. The fact is that the real turning point of WW2 was the battle of Stalingrad, which then again made the D-Day possible. Not that I agree with Stalin & co, but I wish we had learned more about the Eastern Front as well at school.

Svein Blindheim http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svein_Blindheim
Bjørn Østring http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B8rn_%C3%98string

No work tomorrow…

§ 1. Lovens formål: For å verne om det gudstjenestelige liv og den alminnelige fred på helligdager og for å gi høytiden ro og verdighet, skal det være helligdagsfred i samsvar med reglene i denne lov.

http://www.lovdata.no/all/hl-19950224-012.html#map0

Every Sunday and some other days we are not allowed to work or make noice and such … it’s the law!

I heard on the radio today that last night was the first night this winter where The Norwegian Meteorological Institute measured at all measuring spots temperatures below zero.

When walking home from the shop earlier today Elin pointed out that the Coltsfoot, or Tussilago Farfara, already have said hello to the world. The spring is early this year…

The small yellow dots are the flowers, the picture is taken with my cell phone and full zoom, so no good quality…

My latest book “Styrkeprøven – Den lange veien hjem”, a book about Den Store Styrkeprøven (The Great Trial of Strength) which is a bike race from Trondheim to Oslo 540 kilometers long. As I know, the worlds longest bike race in a single stage. Aksel Selmer decided to write about a book about his experiences and teamed up with Steffen Kjærgaard. Kjærgaard being former team mate with Lance Armstrong!

A must read for people like me, preparing for DSSP for the first time…

Yesterday a guy from the Netherlands on his way home from Helsingfors (Helsinki) to Amsterdam refused to board the plane because he had seen 5 men from Iraq acting suspicious. What had they done? Two of the three men had handed their bags to the three others, then they had gone to the lavatory. Scaaaaarrrryyyyy!

I must say that I’m feeling lucky not having the color of my skin that does not allow me to go to the lavatory without being accused for being a potential terrorist. In fact, I guess I do not realize how lucky I am…

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article2319452.ece