Så er første "post" i gryden. Jeg har nørdet lidt rundt for at få det på plads - det kan gøres anderledes (og vil blive det hen ad vejen) men et sted skal jeg begynde.
En opdatering: Er kommet godt i gang med 2007, der indtil videre er indledt med ikke megen luft under vingerne. Vejret er underligt: endnu ikke spor af frost eller sne på vore breddegrader, skrabning af morgenkolde bilruder har indtil videre kun skullet foretages to gange.
Fruen og undertegnede tilbragte Nytårsaften i sommerhuset, første gang efter ombygningen (og første Nytår dér, i det hele taget). Anderledes og stille, men en fin oplevelse - tæt på naturen og vejr. Både herren og fruen trygt indenfor i den lune kokon, medens vi kunne se ud på vejret og fyrværkeriet over Rudkøbing - tak til langelænderne for den gratis oplevelse ;-)
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Sixty years birthday
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- Jørn Wennerstrøm
- Odense, Denmark
- Lively, inquisitive, many interests. Likes good, clever talks, crazy humour. Abhors stupidity and fanatism
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Roy Jenkins: "Winston Churchill"
Former British minister for Foreign Affairs Roy Jenkins, has done a great biography of Winston Churchill. A hugely good read, informative, learned without being stuffy, critical of WSC but also mindful of his unique qualities.
Let me quote Jenkins' last few lines from the book: " In the course of writing it (the book) I have changed my mind. I now put Churchill, with al his idosyncrasies, his indulgencies, his occasional childishness, but also his genius, his tenacity and his persistent ability, right or wrong, successful or unsucessful, to be larger than life, as the greatest human being ever to occupy 10 Downing Street.
What makes Churchill an interesting subject is to me the mere fact, had he not stood firm against the Nazi regime in Germany, it is very likely Europe as we know it would not exist today. In Great Britain, as in USA, there were vociferous proponents for an acceptance policy towards the Hitler regime. Churchill's true feat was to give voice to the opposition in UK to these ideas - and against staggering odds to keep the war going until - by a strange twist of fate - Japan plunged the USA into the war. For this he deserves my endless and heartfelt thanks and merits truly the time it takes to read Jenkins' book.
Former British minister for Foreign Affairs Roy Jenkins, has done a great biography of Winston Churchill. A hugely good read, informative, learned without being stuffy, critical of WSC but also mindful of his unique qualities.
Let me quote Jenkins' last few lines from the book: " In the course of writing it (the book) I have changed my mind. I now put Churchill, with al his idosyncrasies, his indulgencies, his occasional childishness, but also his genius, his tenacity and his persistent ability, right or wrong, successful or unsucessful, to be larger than life, as the greatest human being ever to occupy 10 Downing Street.
What makes Churchill an interesting subject is to me the mere fact, had he not stood firm against the Nazi regime in Germany, it is very likely Europe as we know it would not exist today. In Great Britain, as in USA, there were vociferous proponents for an acceptance policy towards the Hitler regime. Churchill's true feat was to give voice to the opposition in UK to these ideas - and against staggering odds to keep the war going until - by a strange twist of fate - Japan plunged the USA into the war. For this he deserves my endless and heartfelt thanks and merits truly the time it takes to read Jenkins' book.
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Think ahead, travel lightly and let your fear stay at home.
(Erling Kagge, Norwegian adventurer, mountaineer, publisher)
The door of change is opened from within
(Anonymous)
(Erling Kagge, Norwegian adventurer, mountaineer, publisher)
The door of change is opened from within
(Anonymous)
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1 comment:
Kære Jørn Erik
Det var da en vældig go' idé. for et par år siden var der en dansk Blogger-freak, der samlede bloggerne, det var helt fint at følge lidt med i; desværre ophørte funktionen i foråret '06.
Det lyder somom I kom godt ind i det nye (grå) år i Jeres "nye hus". Selv fejrede jeg for 14. gang Nytårsaften på Læssøegade, hvor vi nød fyrværkeriet over byen fra en førstesalsterasse. Selskabet var uden ret mange børn, så de var ikke meget krudt vi selv fyrede af.
Håber at vi også kan ses i '07
mange hilsner
Michael
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