I was chatting with a student the other day about an interesting proposal to stick a black box in all of Milan's taxis. This box of tricks would be linked to GPS, UMTS and other services … [Read more...]
I beat the taxi!
Yes, it's true. My other half and baby set off from hospital, after an abortive attempt at a magnetic resonance scan (our wee one suddenly developed a cold), in a taxi. I was aboard my … [Read more...]
November and the fog that isn’t
About five or six years ago, maybe longer, I can't remember exactly, I bought one of those rather daft, but very practical Russian style rabbit skin hats - very similar to the one in the … [Read more...]
Monday, Monday.
I started the day by drifting on down to the company I had done some urgent translation work for and seeing as everything was OK, I wandered off to meet up with my other half for lunch, only … [Read more...]
The Italian Bar
Italian bars come in many shapes and sizes, but they can be divided into two quite distinct categories - those that open in the morning and close at about the same time as the shops do - … [Read more...]