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When I read stuff like this article on how Vitamin C can help prevent heart disease, I have to wonder if the drug companies actually have any interest in, oh, I dunno, making people healthy. It’s probably the same reason the mainstream medical establishment takes any natural remedies of any sort seriously. Probably my biggest…

Never seen so many jellyfish outside of an aquarium. This was just off the pier in Silverdale.

I tried, but failed, to get all the pictures on my other blog. Anyway, not sure how these are gonna look given the 2 megapixel camera phone these were taken with. Probably won’t do these views justice.

I took advantage of the unbelievable weather today and took the kids–yet again–to the zoo. Some pictures

It’s been a long week here in Finland. I got to meet a ton of people. I made some good contacts. Ate some good food. Drank some good beer. Even met an old friend. But it’s time to go home. And right now, being just after midnight in Helsinki, it’s time to go to bed.

A couple of days ago, I had read a blog post by Dilbert Cartoonist Scott Adams on affirmations. (http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2006/10/affirmations.html) Understand Scott Adams views the world in a rather peculiar, humourous way. If you read his blog, you’ll see he has written about some pretty contraversial topics and espoused some rather unusual views. Even so, as…

Took a train from Helsinki to Salo this morning and captured about aminute or so of the countryside from the train. Not much going on here,but you get a flavor for what Finland looks like outside of the majormetro areas. Countryside En Route to Salo, Finland

Hanging out, waiting for my train to Salo. My train isn’t here yet, so I figured I’d take a moment and send a snapshot.

My bathroom counter in the hotel didn’t look like this when I left it, that’s for sure. Also found my t-shirt and shorts folded and left at the foot of my bed. 10162006(003).jpg

One of the challenges of coming to Finland is the fact that most of the people I deal with on a regular basis are still back in California. As a result, the business day in Finland is relatively free of outside interruptions. However, my evenings are a different matter entirely. As California comes online, the…