Blogs from Värmland County, Sweden, Europe - page 3

Stockholm-Karlskoga 30 grader i skuggan! Började dagen med garantiservice på H-D. Grymt varmt men f-a-s-c-i-n-e-r-a-n-d-e! Jag har alltid misstänkt att H-D är en sekt och nu är jag lite säkrare. Har nu träffat tre till synes välartade 40-talister som har tatuerat in H-D:s "bar-and-shield"-logo på armen. Fascinerande! Det r u en markandsförares dröm, jamenar ponera att SAAB kunde få en following som innebar att vissa människor: a) Kör bara SAAB b) Tatuerar in en SAAB logga med en brinnande kungsörn i bakgrunden Deras problem skulle vara lösta över en natt! Om jag kunde få våra kunder att tatuera in trapezia-loggan på armen så skulle VI vara hemma...Ska försöka gräva mer i det hela framöver men visst är det SJUKT fascinerande? Hur många känner ni som har OPEL tatuerat på kroppen? Eller ICA. Eller SEB? Hursomhelst, efter ... read more

Another rainy day. I've been cycling for weeks now in the constant worry of being forced to seek for solutions to stay reasonably dry. I drift through the immense Swedish forests of coniferous, that after the rain release a sweet and pungent smell that brings my mind back to Asian and Middle Eastern spice markets. Other journeys that today seem to belong to times so remote that could not be possibly mine. It's the traveller's dilation of time, where a day still lasts 24 hours, but the density of present events pushes the past ones in far-flung, almost unfathomable cells of memory. I'm cycling along the road 239, a hilly and desolate blade of tar that leads to the Norwegian border. The region is an endless of forests and lakes, the smaller ones not even marked ... read more

Siw and Bertil made us feel right at home. They had a guest bedroom set up for Laura and I, hot water ready for tea, and a fridge stocked with whatever we could have possibly needed. They showed us around their beautiful home and told us stories about the family and all their travels. Siw and Bertil actually lived in Malaysia for three years so we got to see all the artifacts from their stay there. Having stayed in Africa for a bit as well, they showed us the huge zebra hide they brought back, hanging up in one of their sitting rooms. After our game and a long drive to Trollhattan we were pretty tired, so it didn’t take long to fall asleep. And for the first time on the trip, I slept like a ... read more

http://www.vf.se/Sport/Fotboll/4939/Mars/Vecka-11/Amerikanska-kan-losa-Qbiks-malvaktskris.aspx Check us out in this morning's paper :-)... read more

First and foremost- let me say a HUGE thank you to my aunt Kathy and uncle Dennis for everything they have done to make this happen... It’s Wednesday night and we have just returned to our apartment from our first practice game with Qbik. Zuzu scored one goal and had an assist in our 4-1 victory! The goal was a 1 v 1 slot to the left of the keeper and the assist was a beautiful flick with her back to goal to an oncoming midfielder who had a magnificent finish. The team plays a flat back four, so other than the goal the other team scored, I didn’t do much but switch the point of attack with my feet. The opponent’s goal came off of a set kick just outside the arc. She hit iron ... read more