Since I hadn't been in a store of any type for over two months, it had come to this: ordering stamps online. My stash of stamps had sadly gone very low. It was all down to bad luck. I had been to the post office in order to get stamps on multiple occasions before the… Continue reading Ordering postage stamps online
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Swedish words learned from Harry Potter
I read the first Harry Potter book in Swedish. Here's all the words I was able to learn, either by context clues, or by remembering what the exact phrase in the original book was (so cool when that happened). Maybe you will recognize the scenes and the reason for these words, too: bläck -- ink… Continue reading Swedish words learned from Harry Potter
The quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s
I was reading the Chronicles of Avonlea. It's a collection of short stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery (she who wrote Anne of Green Gables). The stories are so good! One of them was about a quarantine at Alexander Abraham's. I hadn't paid attention to the title, but then, boom, halfway through, there it was ...… Continue reading The quarantine at Alexander Abraham’s
Anne of Green Gables, the match-maker
I've been re-reading a lot of the Anne of Green Gables books over the last year. In Book #6 (Anne of Ingleside), Anne is getting ready to match-make. But it's not the first time Anne has match-maked, because she then lists off all her earlier conquests: I'm really an adept. Think of all the matches… Continue reading Anne of Green Gables, the match-maker
My 2019 AGU talks
AGU is a conference held in December each year, about a week before Christmas. AGU stands for American Geophysical Union. It's more interesting than it sounds, promise! Usually it's held in San Francisco. I've been a couple of time. This past December, I had three talks at AGU. Two were invited. I felt very special.… Continue reading My 2019 AGU talks
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 15, 2020
On this day, there were 1.9 million cases globally. In Sweden, there were 11,927 cases. And about 1200 deaths in Sweden. Yesterday, Anders Tegnell, who is the national epidemiologist, got a grilling, so he must have been tired. So today, it was Anders Wallensten talking. He's the vice-national epidemiologist. He said: we think we finally… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 15, 2020
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 14, 2020
Today it was very tense in the press conference. I never saw it like this before. On this day, there were 1.9 million cases worldwide. They gave the numbers for Sweden, as well, but they said: there's still probably cases stuck in the system somewhere that haven't reached the national database. (Spoiler: I think they… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 14, 2020
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 13, 2020
On this day, there are 1.8 million cases worldwide. Today, it was Anders Wallensten giving the main updates. When Anders Wallensten saw the first slide, he said: eh, eh, this is an old slide-deck, no? But he was told, no, this is the current one. So he went on, in a very hesitant voice, reciting… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 13, 2020
Bus #84 in Houston
I think bus #84 is my favorite in Houston. It goes to many comforting places: two movie theatres, the Ikea, and the Houston Arboretum. To be fair, it doesn't exactly go past the Ikea. It goes instead to the Northwest Transit Center. The Northwest Transit Center always struck me as a lonely, ugly, heartless spot.… Continue reading Bus #84 in Houston
Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 10, 2020
This press conference was different from all the others. This time, all the speakers (and there were four) were women. How nice. Instead of either Anders Tegnell or Anders Wallensten, the main epidemiologist was this lady. She speaks so nicely and clearly. Anders Tegnell is always slurring his words and ending in a mutter. Her… Continue reading Sweden coronavirus press conference, April 10, 2020
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