Seems like ages ago I watched that episode of Top Gear where they took a Ford GT, a Pagani Zonda and a Ferrari F430 from Paris to the Millau Viaduct. At the time, I didn't figure that I'd have any opportunity to see the bridge in the near future, but nonetheless subliminally noted it as … Continue reading Travel update: le Viaduc de Millau
Category: Personal
Personal stuff, like posts involving family and friends or life observations.
There I was, standing in the Paris Gare de Lyon looking like an idiot staring at the trains on the platforms. I was about to experience my first trip on TGV! I took a few photos then loaded my gear on the train (big bag in the luggage space at the end of the carriage, … Continue reading Travel update: On to Montpellier
I listen to a few netcasts from Leo Laporte's TWiT network. For a while about 18-24 months ago a few shows on the network were sponsored by VISA, flogging their fraud protection capabilities. "Safe, Secure, VISA" was something I heard ad-nauseum a while ago (and started hearing it again recently, as I listen to old … Continue reading Safe, secure, terrifying, VISA
When last you heard from me, I had arrived in my Amsterdam hotel. The weather was a bit rainy, so I postponed the planned orientation walk and caught a bit of a kip, had some dinner, and made sure I was ready for the presentation the next day. I'm not going to talk about the … Continue reading Travel update: Riding the rails of Europe
This post comes to you from the Cathay Pacific lounge in Hong Kong airport. Around 8 weeks have passed since my last post, and I'm pretty disgusted with myself at how little (read: not at all) I blogged when I was in the US and China. In fact, by the looks of things the site … Continue reading Back in the saddle again…
A spooky pic of Nicholas playing with an LED toy.
Here is the new and improved (well time will tell about that, I suppose) Crossed Wires. Changing to a more mainstream blog engine will I hope allow me to provide a bit more function. I've adopted the Disqus comment system as the first improvement; I was unhappy about turning off comments on the old system. … Continue reading New blog engine
I'm taking a bit of time off. There's a few projects going on around the house, plus I've been letting a few things get to me recently and I think I need a break from work. A couple of weeks off, with a few days on the Sunshine Coast to unwind, could be a good … Continue reading Time off from work
To our beautiful baby girl, the warmest and fondest welcome! The post I made here last night was going to be a comment about how ironic it was that we didn't want to know our baby's gender and yet the time of the birth was known. Well as fortune would have it, I would have … Continue reading We finally meet K (a.k.a. Clinker)
Every one of us experiences life-changing events. Sometimes we're fortunate enough to know about them in advance. One such event will come tomorrow for my wife and I, with the scheduled arrival of our second child! All going well, I'll make an update here with news (and I'm veejoe on Twitter, so look out there … Continue reading Tomorrow is a Big Day
Crossed Wires 