In the context of a journalistic piece for the newspaper, violinist Joshua Bell played some classical pieces in the entrance hall of a subway.
Read and watch how little he was appreciated…
This guy John Goodman, 48, who has a lot of money, has killed someone in an accident caused by drunkdriving.
Just before his trial starts, he has now adopted his 42-year old girlfriend in order to be able to keep his money away from the trial, and any potential financiel settlement with the victim’s family. read it here and here.
Creepy!
His two children, from a previous relationship, are not amused with this third sibling, and are prepared to take legal action apparently.
The last known picture of her was taken in the 1930′s! 
Fascinating stuff.
Try this article, but I’m sure there are more around
I told him I had a day off, which we spent very productively, filling shelves with clothes, tidying up all other parts of the house which were full with clothes and old furniture that has been replaced.
I haven’t yet mentioned the fact that I have the rest of the week off as well.
He already asked me once what time I start tomorrow, and I said I’d check.
When he asks me again I think I will let him know I have one more day off. Or shall I inform him of the entire week straight away? Neh. Let’s stretch it a bit.
I discovered the birthday calendar was stuck on August. Sorry all you September/October birthday people. 
It is a lot of fun finding bags with purchases made two months ago! I have never had that experience before…
Clothing (not MINE, but that might be obvious)
As mentioned, the bedroom and the shelves are coming along nicely. I discovered I outnumber his clothes about 4 to 1. Oops.
I can either buy him loads of stuff to get a better balance, or I have to lose some. Due to lack of funds at the moment, I’ll start with the last option.
From Potter´s Field by Patricia Cornwell.
I have made some purchases, but because of the rain I can´t take good pictures. It´s been raining non stop all day.
Just finished wrapping up some gifts for a birthday.
I spotted a ´recipe´ for using up old bananas. You put them in a blender, with some honey, and mix them up. Then freeze it and you have banana icecream! I made it yesterday evening, I might try it tomorrow.
I overheard on the tram a conversation about something close to extortion from a moving company.
The story told was this:
A Man lived in the Bahamas and was moving to another country. He ended the lease on his 
appartment and booked another month in a hotel, before leaving the country.
He had approached a company that would move his possessions from one country to another. A rough financial estimate was given for the bill, a very competitive offer, and a week before the lease was up, someone would come by and inspect the volume of the move, and discuss further details.
Note: the company was not aware of his extra month in a hotel.
The company phoned on the day, saying something came up and they were not able to come by on that day, but they would come by on Friday, the day before the Saturday when he had to move out.
The Man (smart!) inquired whether there was a new occupant for the apartment, but there was not, so the apartment would be unoccupied for another two weeks or so, and he had permission to take some extra time for moving his stuff.
Note: the company was not aware of this option.
On Friday, a guy came by to take down the details, knowing (or thinking) there was no time left, and dropped the bomb about the bill: there was a $3000 increase, due to various circumstances.
The man was in the comfortable position to be able to say “no thank you, I will get another company”, which inspired the man from the company to suddenly lower the bill.
All in all, this was apparently a quite common scam: make a vague but cheap estimate for someone who will be leaving the country, let time go by so that they don’t have any alternatives, and then increase your rate, and they won’t have a choice but to pay!
It’s outrageous! Criminal! Shameless! Bah.
Anyway, I’m glad this person had a plan B ready. I almost congratulated him from the other side of the tram…
Predator by Patricia Cornwell. 
Just finished: Bericht vanaf de Plank by Kerbaker.
Biography of a book, describing a phase in the life of a book, watching from the shelf in an antiquarian bookshop to see whether a customer is going to take him home… or not.
Very original!
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Also finished: Ignore Everybody.
Gave me a few pointers.
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Almost finished: my extra room! Did I say ‘my’? Ofcourse I mean ‘our’…
Watched this interaction between William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy on youtube, taped during a convention. Very funny.
is this link better?
I haven’t spent much time at the computer this week.
The last couple of days it has just been so warm, that I don’t want to sit at my desk too long (now, if I had a laptop, I could sit somewhere else…outside…or in the shade…)
At the start of the week, Monday and Tuesday, I have spent some time with one of my cousins from Canada. We had a great time, and I’m really glad I’ve taken the time out for him.
I have ofcourse been working this week, and we have enjoyed two dinners outside on the balcony, which was nice. Watched a film: Mongol. Pretty interesting, a bit long perhaps.
I finished several books, I will post those soon.
At the end of this week I’m a bit tired, and warm, and trying to fight an upcoming desire to go to sleep…
Mongol
Relaxing evening with a Krimi on Saturday, and a productive Sunday afternoon.
I made my first bookmarks, and finished another box.
When they’re dry, I will post pictures.
Ofcourse with some cardboard, paper and glue I could have made bookmarks at any time in the past, but because it is now routine to work with these materials, it is only now that I start applying it to other ideas.
Scary news: the flu that started in Mexico which can spread all over the globe. Maybe we should ban all air travel, that should prevent it spreading to Europe…
Reading Margaret Forster’s The Memory Box
