Category Archives: Life

Happy New Year

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Raoul

I’m a great believer in new beginnings and starting afresh each new year.  And while last year had some good times, overall it sucked ass.  So goodbye and good riddance to 2009 and welcome to 2010 where new opportunities, new … Continue reading →

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Update on iPhone update frustration

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Raoul

I found a very simple solution – do the updates on a computer running Mac OSX.  I’d been running iTunes on my work laptop and avoiding any more updates after the last two “bricking” episodes. But, now on my new … Continue reading →

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Wish me luck

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Raoul

First race as I head towards the NYC half marathon and marathon is this weekend.  4 miles in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. It will be cold….

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What an awful place!

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Raoul

I came down to DC for a meeting and stayed north of Dulles in Ashburn, VA.  And as the title says; what an awful place.  Maybe I missed the historic centre of the town, but all I saw was crappily … Continue reading →

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NY Marathon lottery entered

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Raoul

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

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NYC Marathon

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Raoul

I volunteered at the NY marathon this past weekend and really enjoyed being a “runner’s assistant” at the medical tent at mile 11 in Williamsburg.  Met some great people and was really inspired by many of them – the guy … Continue reading →

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Eddie Izzard at the Bleeker Theatre

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Raoul

Fantastic show on Sunday evening by Eddie Izzard at the Bleeker Theatre.  Kim found out about this unadvertised warm-up show and managed to actually score some tickets for it!  As you can see from the photo above (thanks to Kim’s … Continue reading →

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Is the US the “greatest country in the world”?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Raoul

Fascinating Op-Ed by Neil Gabler on the Boston Globe website questioning the reflexive statement of the superiority of the US made by almost all politicians and media in this country. I’ve lived in the US for over 20 years now (with … Continue reading →

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Construction work in NYC

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Raoul

I’m a little jet lagged and cranky after getting back from London on Saturday evening.  So I’m waking at 5 or 6am and lying in bed and today I started hearing construction workers cutting metal and drilling into cement or … Continue reading →

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David Byrne – Bicycle Diaries

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Raoul

Went a great talk at B&N last night given by David Byrne and three other panelists.  Mainly a book launch for DB’s new Bicycle Diaries book, but also a discussion on urban planning / transportation, etc. Which led me to … Continue reading →

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