Don’t put words in my mouth, that’s where I put my feet.
‘The Cyberiad” by Polish author Stanislaw Lem is a brilliant set of short stories. Its translation from Polish to English is an astounding achievement in itself, faithfully preserving the wonder of the original.
Ready to dive in?
[Source: Adam Jacob de Boinod, Holland Herald (KLM’s inflight magazine), May 2011]
Ah, Love! If you and I could with Fate conspire
To grasp this sorry Scheme of Things entire,
Would not we shatter it to bits–and then
Re-mould it nearer to the Heart’s Desire!
A few days ago, I came across a trailer for the Third Culture Kids. Instant empathy. Nice to know that there are others out there..as I am never tired of repeating, “The more personal it is, the more universal it is.” Here is a lovely poem from the beginning of the trailer. Does anyone know who the author is? I’d like to buy him/her a beer.
The wrap up. Follow Sagar’s adventures as he hangs around the Netherlands in the days leading up to the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge.
The past few days went by in a blur. We were really busy and I didn’t find time to update this blog with the daily reports. Now that it is all over, I don’t have...
Day 7: Before the cock crows. Follow Sagar’s adventures as he hangs around the Netherlands in the days leading up to the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge.
We left the hotel at 4.30am today morning. Drove down to TNO and thence to the DAF test track near Eindhoven. The tests on the track started at 6am and we...
Day 6: The wake-up call. Follow Sagar’s adventures as he hangs around the Netherlands in the days leading up to the Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge.
The day started off with good news and bad news. The good news is that we will get access to the DAF test track to do platooning and run our tests. Finally, we...