Archive: November 2007
Dr Oetker Nostalgia
This morning I was cleaning cookbooks—note, please, that the kitchen is the worst possible place to keep cookbooks, they get totally nasty and greasy—and I found this:
For those of you who do not read Suetterlin with ease, the title is “Dr. Oetker Schulkochbuch” (Dr. Oetker’s Teaching Cookbook). This is the fourth edition from 1937. While [...]
(Full Post)Results
(Full Post)Rocket Science
About 500 people did the race yesterday. We had real numbers and everything. This morning I called the lady who was in charge of the race:
Me: “Hi, I’m interested in the results of the Turkey Trot.”
LICOTR: [silence, followed by paper shuffling] “The such and such team won.” (I didn’t even pay attention to what she [...]
First Race
I just did my first ever actual real race, a 5K sponsored by my company. I came in at around 37 minutes (I’ll post the real time when I get it). It’s really hard to figure out if that’s any good or not. I used my regular chair.
Edited to add more:
Wheelchair Dancer asked about training. [...]
Indian government may allow guide dogs to fly
Notice the “may”. So far to go.
Following a number of incidents that showed how uncaring some domestic airlines are towards the physically challenged, the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is working on new rules to facilitate travel of such passengers that may come into effect from as early as January 1, 2008.
If airlines [...]
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