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My first bicycle ride

Sport

I’ve read reports that this winter is the warmest ever known, meaning the past 100 years since they did not keep records before that. I’m not shocked, today I mounted my newly repaired front wheel of my off road bike and with my 4 layers of clothes I went to Vestreng. Tested my new Sealskinz gloves http://www.sealskinz.com/ They where super, not at all cold on my hands. I’m wearing Sealskinz on my feets as well, a bit cold on my left foot, but no big issue. I can really recommend Sealskinz!

But – it was very, very good to get on the bike, I’m getting kinda tired of just sitting on the spinning bike I must say…

I’m certified

Anything but the other

I’m now allowed to call myself “IBM Certified System Administrator – WebSphere Application Server, Network Deployment V6.1”. I passed test 253 today with a score of 87%. A bit surprised when pressing finished and saw that the score was that high I must admit. This test was better than some of the other I’ve taken. As always I prepare using the Certfx tests, and this time the questions on the actual test was not a copy of the Certfx questions. The questions are closely related, but then again, they are supposed to prepare you for the test so they have to be, but as stated before – not a copy making the test a bit harder.

This is my fourth IBM certification in a year, adding two more if I count the instructor certifications and I’m planning on getting more.

Todays test http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/01007006.shtml

Peer Gynt – Henrik Ibsen

Anything but the other

My latest book “Peer Gynt” by Henrik Ibsen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_Gynt

Weeeeellll, I’ve read it, but jezzes it took some time to struggle through the 140 or so pages. A bit like Ulysses by James Joyce, which I gave up after 250 pages. I guess Peer Gynt would have ended up like that book if it had been longer…unfinished! But, an important part of Norwegian history, and now I know it by heart!

IPECAC – Getting to know you…

Music

This is a promotion cd for IPECAC http://www.ipecac.com/. Got it when answering a contest about Mike Patton when listening to Pyro on PeTre http://nrk.no/p3/program/pyro/.

Mike Patton has two bands as I know of there, Fantômas and Peeping Tom. Kaada, a Norwegian artist is also signed there, and as faar as I know Maja Ratkje also. Elin have listened to Kaada, but Ratkje is way out both our league http://www.myspace.com/majaratkje

But, back to the cd. Peeping Tom is good, and there are also plenty of other good songs there as well!

Ipecac

Fifth Gear and Volvo C 30

Anything but the other

Was watching an episode of Fifth Gear http://fifthgear.five.tv/ on Discovery Channel yesterday where they tested Volvo C30. They talked and they talked, but never once mentioned the similarity with the old P 1800 ES model. The rear window is without doubt closely related on those two models, so why they did not bother to mention that is beyond understanding for me. Better give me TopGear!

Click here to see a picture of C30
http://z.about.com/d/cars/1/0/i/T/08_volvoC30_rearhi.jpg
Click here to see a picture of P 1800 ES
http://www.flashworker.com/wp-images/volvo_p1800_big.jpg