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Back in the USA
So, I got back to the US on May 9, after some serious airline adventures. I had an IcelandAir ticket that got cancelled. When I called, they said I needed to call back 48 hrs before the original flight. I did this, and ended up on a multi-leg route from Copenhagen to Amsterdam to Atlanta…
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So Swedish
So, this was the hot lunch at work the other day: A fish fillet, curried potatoes, peas, and a sour cream/creme fresh/dill sauce that Jen makes all the time. What I thought was interesting is that the dill sauce was really salty. I think you have been making it wrong @jennifer! ;-). Kidding – I…
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Donuts
Yeah, so I am not really proud of this, but I had donuts for breakfast this morning. I went to poor the milk for my coffee and it came out in lumps. Needed milk (what I get for going into the office to enjoy the free coffee there). At the store, there was your basic…
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A COVID Math Thought
I am interested that COVID-19 has made people learn about logarithmic graphs. But I suspect that they are not well understood. And sometimes, a linear graph tells you something too. For example, this is a log graph of COVID-19 by country. The US is at the top of the pack, but it seems like we’re…
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Hardware Stores (and masks)
Yes, I have abandoned the “day count”. There’s a lot of them now (days) and they are starting to be a reminder of how long I have been away from the fam. Speaking of the fam, I have a ticket to go to the US on May 9, spend 2 weeks there getting ready for…
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Dumplings!
You know when somebody tells you about a “hole in the wall” place? Well, check this out! This is Fengssons (yes, a fun Swed-ification of a Chinese name). And it is down that cellar entrance. Inside is a tiny little Chinese dumpling joint: And, OMFG, those dumplings were good! Not just “good for Sweden” (which…
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Day 41
Whew! Day 41 already? Today would be Hilary’s spring MYS concert, save for the COVID effect. What’s new? I signed up for, and figured out how to use, the Volvo car sharing program called M (link). I don’t know why it’s called “M”. I think that is a dumb name. But, it is an excellent…
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Day 35
Not too much to talk about today. Mostly worked on a presentation for work. And Hilary and I got the internet working in the condo. You may recall that I am in Sweden. So, had an epic 3-hour troubleshooting session 3-way between Hilary acting as my eyes and fingers in St Paul, and Comcast whom…
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Day 34 – Easter Sunday – Påsk
Today is Easter Sunday, and there’s not much going on. I did find out about a thing that I thought was interesting – Easter Witches or påskkärringar. There’s a nice Radio Sweden bit on them here. Around Easter, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both national holidays, so this is a 4 day weekend. Woohoo!…
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Day 31
Today is the last day of work before the Easter holiday in Sweden. Good Friday and Easter Monday are national holidays. Banks are closed (but, heck, they are closed most of the time already), and most other businesses will be on holiday. One of the interesting things here. In the US, when there’s a national…
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