vogue

The bad news is spreading: swine flu, bird flu, people dropping eveywhere. First Mexico, now even New York and the first case in Spain. The question of course is when and how to start taking precautions. Should one already begin running around wearing a face mask? Avoid crowded places or just go... Sign in to see full entry.

Sorting my pictures I came upon some from a wonderful trio well over a year ago, which I had totally forgotten about and never told you. It's Turkey again and a place called Dalyan, well away from the coast but on a broad river and surrounded by steep mountains. Dalyan is famous for two things:... Sign in to see full entry.

Friends, you won't believe it, but it took me 1 1/2 days to finally get the first picture gallery with picasa up. Or so I hope. If you have time, please go to and let me know if you see anything. There are always so many buttons, icons, hitches and glitches, but I struggled through. It's now one... Sign in to see full entry.

Sometimes it pays to be an early brid. This morning I got to watch an amzing sunrise over the Miami skyline with the sea in the background, and all from the comfort of my terrace. Who can possibly be in a foul mood if the day begins like that? 20 minutes later I was in the pool doing my obligatory... Sign in to see full entry.

A doctor on his way to his clinic in the morning can't help but notice a wrinkly, little old lady, smoking a cigar and sitting on her front step with a big smile on her face. The doctor stops and says: "You look happy today, I couldn't help but notice. What's your secret?" "Oh," she smiles back,... Sign in to see full entry.

I thought, I would just have two lazy days, not even switching on my computer, or, as auslander so aptly calls the device: my confuser, switch off the phone, not write or think, just swim, read and lie by the pool. Result: 20 unanswered emails, a missed deadline for a brighthub article which was... Sign in to see full entry.

I couldn't resist. Please admire vogue's first ever attempy at a cartoon. I guess, you get the picture. Sign in to see full entry.

You live and learn. I recently came upon the term "curb appeal" in the context of a writing competition on Helium where writers were asked to submit articles on ways to improve the curb appeal of homes in order to get prospective buyer's attention. And here I was, thinking about curb appeal in a... Sign in to see full entry.

After all that male belly dancing, here is something less exciting and exotic, but very enjoyable. After my 2 months absence from Miami I'm getting in touch with my friends and yesterday I had a night out with my oldest friends, Carlos and Zaidis. Both are born and bread in Miami (but of Cuban... Sign in to see full entry.

Of course I got the link wrong. Here it is again. Sign in to see full entry.