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17299. arkymalarky - 10/29/2005 1:41:48 AM Hey, if I recall that's pretty grown up compared to some of the stuff that was floating around for a while there. I've got to look through all that. I've just gotten settled in for the evening and need a good read. 17301. Magoseph - 10/29/2005 8:12:09 AM The Mote Cafe
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That's weird, Wonks, what happened to #17300, I wonder? 17302. jexster - 10/29/2005 2:05:18 PM The Vast International Norse Conspiracy
From a friend:
Last week, during a conversation with a gay Norwegian friend ("Paul") who lives in San Francisco, I told him about the recent marriage of another friend (Dee, a San Francisco native) to a Norwegian man. Paul said, "You should tell them that there is a Norwegian princess living in San Francisco." I started laughing, thinking that he was referring to himself. He said, "No, I'm serious! There really is a Norwegian princess living in San Francisco!"
He went to tell me that her name is Princesse Ragnhild and that she is the granddaughter of the late King Olaf. Her mother would have been the current Norwegian monarch, except that she had a younger brother. He, being a male child, ascended to the throne; and he is Ragnhild's uncle, the current king of Norway.
Princesse Ragnhild owns three restaurants in San Francisco, and she actually works at one of them. Get this . . . it is a tapas restaurant!!!! In case you would like eat there, you should know that it is called Ramblas Tapas and is located at 557 Valencia Street.
Paul told me that when he was a child he met the Norwegian royal family. He said that he was not even allowed to speak to them; he could only genuflect. Now he thinks it is such a hoot that he goes to her restaurant and talks with her while eating tapas. 17303. Magoseph - 10/29/2005 3:12:12 PM So her name must be Ragnhild Lorentzen, unless she is married now.
17304. judithathome - 10/29/2005 9:01:41 PM I posted about our evening in the Good Life...or what we're taking to our evening! 17305. PelleNilsson - 10/29/2005 10:17:48 PM Norwegians are not named Paul. 17306. Magoseph - 10/30/2005 2:41:48 PM Hello, everyone--just in to check the time here. 17307. Magoseph - 10/30/2005 2:42:53 PM Good, it's exactly the time to jog to town. 17308. alistairconnor - 10/31/2005 10:47:01 AM Heard on the radio this morning : the Infante (is she still called that when she's married? King of Spain's daughter) had a baby girl, who is thus second in line to the throne, after her mother.
Unless a little brother turns up later. The government (Socialist) wants the constitution changed, to eliminate this sexist anomaly.
What a hoot. the Rebuplican martyrs must be turning in their graves. 17309. alistairconnor - 10/31/2005 11:02:11 AM Erratum. Republican.
It's clean-out-my-desk day here at the railways. I'm just short of three years here. Starting the new job on Wednesday.
As today is the middle of a long weekend (Toussaint tomorrow) the aperitif for the colleagues won't be setting me back too much. 17310. Magoseph - 10/31/2005 11:24:18 AM Bonjour, Ali,
(is she still called that when she's married?
I checked El País and the paper refers to her as “la Princesa” and to the new-born as “la infata Leonor”.
Is your new job in Lyon?
17311. alistairconnor - 10/31/2005 12:03:16 PM Yes, new job is in Lyon, right in the middle in fact, near la Tête d'Or. Commuting will be considerably worse, I'll probably get the train into town to stabilise my travel times, but it'll be over an hour each way. Though it's an easy bicycle ride from my girlfriend's place...
Lyon has a new public bicycle system, it started this summer. You get a subscriber's card, and you can use it to pick up a bike at numerous locations... I haven't tried it yet, but I hope to become a frequent user. From station or gf's to work and back.
Here's an excellent summary of the system from Wired. 17312. Magoseph - 10/31/2005 12:14:42 PM  17313. Magoseph - 10/31/2005 12:16:26 PM
Ali, in the travel section of the NYT, there's an article I can't link to and I don't why I can't. It is titled "My Chateau Is Your Château". The picture above is from this article. I have saved the article that is about Burgundy wines. 17314. Magoseph - 10/31/2005 12:28:13 PM This bicycle system is really quite an ingenious program, Ali. 17315. Magoseph - 10/31/2005 12:33:25 PM Here, the article about wines, Ali 17316. Magoseph - 11/1/2005 9:14:27 PM
Hello? Hello? Anybody there? Echo! 17317. Ms. No - 11/1/2005 9:19:21 PM Hiya Mago! 17318. Magoseph - 11/1/2005 9:27:38 PM Hello, Ms. No--It's very nice to hear from you. 17319. Ms. No - 11/1/2005 9:30:51 PM It's good to see you as well. It seems a bit slow today. I actually have work to do but my brain is scrambled so I'm avoidant today.
What's your day like?
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