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• Mussels in Brussels: Friture René Visiting Belgium and not enjoying a big pot of mussels just isn’t worth the jet lag. So, last night, Jen and I walked down the street from our hosts’ house for dinner at Friture René a small, traditional, steak, mussels, and fries place. Yes, that’s all they serve: steak and mussels. Maybe 5 or 6 variations
• What Price iPod? Interesting conversation last evening about the price of iPods specifically, and ecommerce differences in general between the States and Belgium. Check this: 80 Gig iPod: $350 or €399 With the current exchange rate, that makes the European price tag: $529 Dang. For that price, it’d be worth flying to the States and loading up a suitcase. I saw a post
• What I Read in the Sunday Paper - Sept 11, 2005 I started ignoring the Star Tribune’s OpEx section almost immediately after we signed up for the Sunday home delivery. I was expecting well thought through logical arguments rather than the ‘look-a-shiny-thing-that-supports-my-position’ ignorance so popular on television “news”. But, like I said, I don’t read it. Today, I started reading the headline. Half way into the article,
• The Adpaper, Who Needs News? “Like many of my geek compatriots, I rarely read a newspaper anymore. Paradoxically, when I do, it’s usually for the ads…..The news part of the newspaper was unread and discarded, a big waste of paper in my case.” - Brian Benz
• Castelling Our amazing and wonderful hosts took us on a roadtrip on Saturday to a couple castles just outside of Brussels Beersel - a Brusselian defensive castle from 1310. Visitors can fully explore it and on this day, the place was all ours. From the ground floor through the tight, steep, worn stone stairwell to the top