I’m always thrilled when Czech stuff makes it on to Boing Boing. The latest item is the excellent media prank that took place yesterday, in which pranksters from zhotoven inserted footage of a nuclear blast explosion into the regular broadcast of Panorama, where they usually run usual live camera footage from ski areas and otherContinue reading “Panorama blows up”
Category Archives: Kafkaville
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in my neighborhood
Interesting stuff. I return home from Africa to find that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have taken up residence in my neighborhood. While I’d like to think I’d bump into them at Delvita or maybe getting a beer at Na SlámnÃku, somehow I just don’t think that’s going to happen.
NY Times on the ultimate Czech beer run
Evan Rail wrote a pretty interesting article in the NY Times about seeking the ultimate Czech beer on a tour. I’ve gone with my dad on one of these trips – one of the best vacations I’ve ever had. As usual, such articles are prone to provoke debate about which beers are really, in theContinue reading “NY Times on the ultimate Czech beer run”
My mobile phone’s N-th revival
My mobile phone died yesterday. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as it’s a Nokia 6210 from 2000. It was a pretty slick phone at the time, and when I got it as a perk from the Large Foreign-owned Telecom I was working for at the time, I was pretty happy. When I was stressedContinue reading “My mobile phone’s N-th revival”
Harrachov
Back from a relaxing week in the ski town of Harrachov. Quite nice out there, with lots of snow and sunny weather. I’ve been to Harrachov quite a few times in the past, and was always underwhelmed, but this time around was a pleasant improvement. The funnest thing was riding the bobsled track there; it’sContinue reading “Harrachov”
why saint patrick’s day should be celebrated with lowercase letters
Happy Saint Patrick’s day, for those of you who celebrate such things. I think I’ve mentioned it here before, but Saint Patrick’s great addition to Irish and world culture was not his invention of green beer or of driving the snakes out of the Emerald Isle. A few years back, Jasper Bear, one of TheContinue reading “why saint patrick’s day should be celebrated with lowercase letters”
Back from the blogging dead
Last week I was at dinner with a friend who said “you don’t update your blog anymore, and I feel stupid for going back to check it.” I’m all apologies for that, as if apologies somehow help. I just hit a dry spot, then thought, “well, the next post I have will have to knockContinue reading “Back from the blogging dead”
Minus 15
Man, I just looked outside, and the thermometer is showing minus 15 Celsius on my balcony. It’s probably a couple of degrees colder on the streets. And there was a pretty good breeze going, which is always great. I saw a kid on the tram today who had frozen drool on his scarf. It’s thatContinue reading “Minus 15”
Hanging ducks from windowsills
It’s kind of cold here in Kafkaville at present (my car’s thermometer showed 7 degrees, which translates to ‘butt-cold’ in California terms), and it’s pretty obvious now that the three-week stretch of Indian Summer, or as the Czechs call it, ‘Babà leto’ (false summer) is now coming to a close. I don’t know what IndiansContinue reading “Hanging ducks from windowsills”
Good people
To follow up on the dead Ixus story, here’s what happened when we took the camera in for service. The service guy takes it in, goes into his room, and comes out a couple of minutes later. “I’m sorry, but there’s nothing we can do,” he said. Then he gets a pie-eating grin and says,Continue reading “Good people”
