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Burquini …. this year’s best gag gift

Nope.... leaves too much to the imagination

Well, those evil cartoonists are at it again! First, it was those Dutch guys making fun of Islamic Fundamentalist Extremists ( ‘terrorists’ for short )… now it has gone main steam in my dear “OPUS”. I am all for appropriate ‘modesty’… but ‘holy Paris Hilton, Batman, this is ridiculous!”

Well, I guess we should have expected the usual threats to cartoonists, protests from the typical sources and boycotts from sympathetic newspapers have failed to discourage  OPUS  from being read and enjoyed by millions. Free speech is a beautiful thing… when it happens.

By the by, I am very much aware of “Islamic” fashion and here is a link to study as recommended by OPUS: ahiida.com . In case you think you are superior, your female relatives probably dressed like this… back in the 13th century, too.

Roger Freberg

 

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a REAL 50 mph H.P.V.*

* Human Powered Vehicle

a real 50 mph vehicle

Is it a toy? Is it practical? If it takes your entire body to power it, how easy is it to steer? Sooooo many questions… in the meantime, it looks very cool.

I received an email from the  ol SciFi.Com folks  … and since I have been a fan of recumbent bikes, I thought I’d give it a look.  The HyperBike folks have a nice web site  and it looks like they have more in the future:

“For the next prototype, which he hopes to begin work on soon, DeForest has garnered technical assistance that begins to address some of the issues the current prototype presents. He has attracted attention from the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program, a NASA-funded program based in Florida with offices throughout the country.”

For the rest of us… we’ll have to see if this develops into something practical… it already looks fun!

Roger Freberg
 

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Psychology… a subject with International Appeal!

WorldWide Appeal of Laura's blog!
I am always fascinated by the world wide appeal of my wife  Laura’s Psychology Blog. The pictures show her blog’s following around the world. Tahiti… Check… Siberia.. Check.. the world… check!

Part of the interest is no doubt the popularity, relevance and personal interest in Psychology. But I think she is far too modest… Laura’s blog is — excuse the expression — educational, current as well as uniquely personal.

Laura's Appeal is everywhere!

I am impressed… but then I am biased.

Roger Freberg

 

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Finding South African Wine… the hard way!

Clairvaux... small, interesting and mine!Now, I don’t often get to do this when I am talking about wine… but it is fun to find a wine that few people know about… or have even tried.

However, there is a wine from Clairvaux that has an interesting history in the area of Robertson, South Africa.

My daughter Karen enjoyed her time working on her internship in Cape Town… and I casually asked her to keep an eye out for some interesting wines. Little did she know that her entire trip would be spent investigating certain aspects of my chosen avocation.

I tried not to abuse her good nature…too much. Poor, Karen.

Karen looked into some of the smaller… what we might call ’boutique’ wineries as well as the main stays… but in her travels and friendships, she found something very interesting… something very special.

It is always amusing how someone will pass up a 1955 Château La Tour to study in depth a new winery that they have never laid eyes on.

Clairvaux is just one of those occasions. While one of my ‘friends’ began studiously studying my latest acquisition… I nicely took it from his hands and said… oh, I think there is something more interesting for you to see over here. Of course, I now had him hooked. I shrugged and said that I didn’t think it was easily available in this country (partly true)… so I suggested he look at something else…. a common Margaux , perhaps.

There began the saga… the legend of Clairvaux.

Clairvaux can be found ni the Robertson area of South Africa

Clairvaux can be found in the Robertson Area of South Africa… and if you get in the area… it is one place on my list to visit.

I’ve talked enough… you can’t get it easily anyway… Buah-ha-ha! ( I so wanted to say that)

Roger Freberg