Reading etc.

Lesley uses words of which the Academie Francaise would disapprove. However, she has been in France too long: she thinks la peoplisation is an English word. Any native English speakers who speak no French know what that means? I think not. If you do, put it in the comments and prove me wrong. Also, comment, I would like that.

Mr. Kottke has a post about things which are disappearing: “blind dates, mix tapes, getting lost.. looking old, operators, camera film, hitchhiking, body hair, writing letters, basketball players in short shorts, privacy, cash, and, yes, books.” Do you agree?

I watched this woman on the television the other night and found her coping skills to be really quite exceptional. That would probably be in contrast to the woman on “Wife Swap” who looked, aghast, in the cupboard of the other woman’s house and said “the only English food here is a banana and a pineapple”. Quality television.

Norah is dealing with bodily functions of small children.

Another Belgian Waffle is having a miserable time. Obliquely. Be nice to her. Also, remember what I said about naming your blog something that won’t seem like a good idea to half a dozen other people.

This is a worthy, depressing and hard to read blog about the Irish economy. They linked to this though, which is quite cool.

The failblog people: mildly humourous.

If you liked the last map link, have a look at the interview with the creator.

A superb photo essay on East Germany, via Kottke.

Xkcd has advice for physicists.

Excited email from a colleague today: Martin Lukes is back – and looking good for an early release and a new career!!

I thought you would like to know.

Links. Let me see. Jon is incandescent about the shocking ignorance of the British press on matters European. However, in the case of the Daily Mail, he has his revenge.

Eoin has a link to a great collection of Irish archive photos.

Look, what can I say the internet is tired.

The lovely Beth wants to see our handwriting. I am rather proud of mine – unfortunately, it comes out a bit elongated here (the wave motion when writing on unlined paper is nothing to do with technology though). Doubtless, I am being smitten for the sin of pride. However, if you are stuck for NaBloPoMo content, you too could steal Beth’s idea.

The Observer has worked itself into an advanced state of excitement about its political editor’s decision to resign her job to spend more time with her small son. This was front page news on Sunday. Now, while the question of work-life balance for mothers and whether it is possible to do everything is a particularly vexed one in Anglo-Saxon countries, I’m not sure that it’s front page news (although I concede that Sunday is always slow). The article is interesting and I did read it but I am dubious about the prominence it received. I defy the Irish Times to be more parochial.