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For the first time in many years I realized a few days ago that St. Patricks Day is coming up – usually this only occurs to me a couple of weeks later. I was looking forward to spend the evening today in one of our three Irish pubs in town and have lots of music, lots of Guiness and lots of chat. And then I found out that I had a dentists appointment for yesterday – to get a “wisdom tooth”(?) removed. The procedure was planned for 5-10 minutes, but then it turned out that the tooth was not really cooperative, so that in the end three(!) people worked on me for 45 minutes. I got anesthesia of course so I felt no pain. Nevertheless it was quite exhausting and stressful for me. And a couple of hours later the anesthesia wore off and that is when the “fun” really started for me…
Today it feels much better, but I’m still taking painkillers and I am very cautious what I drink and eat since the wound is still pretty raw. If it continues like that I would be ill advised if I’d join St. Patricks Day tonight, at least in the pubs in my town. However I have seen a few places in Second Life where they celebrate it too. Maybe a virtual St. Patricks Day is better than none at all.

For the first time in many years I realized a few days ago that St. Patricks Day is coming up - usually this only occurs to me a couple of weeks later. I was looking forward to spend the evening today in one of our three Irish pubs in town and have lots of ...

I mean, who needs it? Everyone I ask does not need it, or want it, or both.

I mean, who needs it? Everyone I ask does not need it, or want it, or both.

Since it was only present in the German Wikipedia, I created a translation for the English Wikipedia:

The Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF) is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the significant other. It relies on the cliché that men are driven by a certain geekyness when it comes to acquisitions like home theater or PCs, disregarding the female aspects of aesthetics, design and practical/financial considerations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_acceptance_factor

Since it was only present in the German Wikipedia, I created a translation for the English Wikipedia: The Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF) is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the significant other. It relies on the cliché that men are driven by a certain geekyness when it comes ...

I don’t know where Dirk found this list, but for summing up the year it seems an adequate collection. So here we go:

1. Gained or lost weight?
   Gained – but stable now
2. Longer or shorter hair?
   No change
3. Nearsighted or farsighted?
   Recent check showed increased nearsightedness – as a result I got new fancy glasses (which I intended to blog about anytime soon)
4. More money or less?
   More.
5. Spent more or spent less?
   About the same, or maybe a slight increase. More savings though.
6. Moved more or less?
   More. Was able to bicycle to work more, and doing workout once a week.
7. The most stupid plan?
   Getting rich by AdSense
8. The most dangerous endeavour?
   International business travel within one day back and forth, resp. driving home from business trips after a 20h day.
9. The best sex?
   What is sex?
10. The most expensive purchase?
    Two projectors, screens and audiovisual equipment for the company, and a new dishwasher for my appartment.
11. The most delicious meal?
    The “4 seasons buffet” during a Canon roadshow
12. The most impressing book?
    “Seeker” by Jack McDevitt
13. The most impressing movie?
    Haven’t been to a movie theater in a while.
14. The best CD?
    “Love” – Beatles remastered by their original producer
15. The most impressive concert?
    The Celebrate! tour concert by Fiddler’s Green.
16. Spent the most time with…
    … work
17. Spent the most quality time with…
    … my kids
18. Predominant feeling 2006?
    Over-worked
19. Done for the first time in 2006?
    Visited Spain.
20. Done again after a long pause in 2006?
    Played electric guitar
21. Three things I could have well done without?
    Common cold, the office move – the third is too personal for this blog.
22. The most important thing I wanted to persuade someone of?
    The need for PPC campaigns.
23. The nicest present I gave someone?
    A Rosenstolz concert ticket.
24. 2006 summarized in one word:
    Crowded

I don't know where Dirk found this list, but for summing up the year it seems an adequate collection. So here we go: Gained or lost weight? Gained - but stable now Longer or shorter hair? No change Nearsighted or farsighted? Recent check showed increased nearsightedness - as a result I got new fancy glasses (which I intended to blog ...