2012/04/23 23:59
I don't seem to be able to embed this, but it's essential viewing for anybody interested in Scottish independence.It's an interview with Michael Ignatieff, the former leader of the Liberal party of Canada.It's neither for nor against independence, but he's making some apt comparisons with Canada and Quebec.
2012/04/16 22:36
Gyms are generally priced in a way that makes sense if you visit them several times a week, but if you like me just want to do fifteen minutes once a week, they're horribly overpriced.I spent the past week in Paris (or rather, Champs sur Marne) with Phyllis, Marcel, Charlotte, Léon, Anna and Amaia; I was working the entire week...
2012/04/24 23:14
My first attempt at brewing in Scotland (Buchwider Bräu α₁) was a decent German-style wheat beer.
I’ve now tried to brew a Belgian-style one, imaginatively called Buchwider Bräu β₁.
It’s brewed with equal amounts of wheat malt and Belgian pale malt, and it’s flavoured with orange peel, grated ginger and coriander seeds. (I was hoping to get close to my favourite witbier, the famous Korenwolf.)
The ginger is relatively prominent, and the orange is noticeable, but I must admit I find it hard to detect the coriander.
I actually think it’s quite a nice beer, although I think it’s better with food than for drinking on its own. I don’t think it’s that close to a Korenwolf, though, so I’ll have to try again another time. Has anybody got a Korenwolf-style recipe?
My next project is a German Maibock. I’ve got the ingredients, but I need to empty some bottles before I can start. 
2012/04/19 23:53
We've had a dandelion (mælkebøtte in Danish) problem for years. Phyllis has spent countless hours pulling them up by hand, which is a backbreaking and thankless task.A couple of days ago I then ordered a weed puller from Amazon, and it arrived today.I was a wee bit doubtful that it would really be worth the money, but it's great! It pulls up a dandelion within a couple of seconds, and often with the entire root attached.Parts of it are made...
2012/04/17 23:01
Jeg erindrer ikke nogensinde at have set emnet nævnt i fonetikbøgerne på lingvistikstudiet i Århus i 1990erne, men jeg er begyndt at blive bevidst om, at jeg rutinemæssigt producerer geminerede konsonanter, når jeg synger på dansk.Hvis jeg fx synger Tre små soldater, synger jeg linien Lille soldat som [lilːə sold̥æːd̥], ikke som [liːlə sold̥æːd̥]. Jeg vil dog ikke mene, sidstnævnte...
2012/04/08 11:57
In my spare time, I'm a member of the Eastwood constituency branch of the SNP.I have just created a website for the branch.It's nothing special, just a nice little site based on WordPress.
2012/04/05 0:52
Takket være the WayBackMachine er her et forslag, jeg udarbeidede for en del år siden, om at gjenskabe et fælles skriftsprog for norsk og dansk. IndledningDansk og norsk skriftsprog har nu været adskilte i over hundrede år.Mange er af den...
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